Vernon Sibley

Published 11:00 pm Saturday, June 16, 2012

Vernon “Wayne” Sibley died Friday, June 15, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. He was 64.

Mr. Sibley was a native and life-long resident of Vicksburg. He was a member of Millwright 619 Local where he was a welder and millwright. He was a member of Wilderness Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Sussie Sibley; his brother, H.C. Sibley; and his sister, Jesse Marie Stroot.

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He is survived by his wife, Judy A. Sibley of Vicksburg; his son, Jason Sibley of Vicksburg; his daughter Nikki Smith of Bolton; three brothers, Charles Sibley and Robert Sibley, both of Vicksburg, and Jessee Sibley of Indiana; three sisters, Susie Pettway of Vicksburg, Peggy Nezat of Raceland, La., and Jewel Graham of Paducah, Ky.; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dwight Sibley officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 9 a.m. to the hour of service.

Pallbearers will be Travis Sibley, Ray Mathes, John Mathes, Brandon Smith, Trent Smith, Rick Arnold, Tyler Robinson and Jeremy Robinson. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Wilderness Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Wilderness Baptist Church Building Fund, 5415 Gibson Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.