Mable Bliss Tharrington

Published 11:01 am Friday, June 29, 2012

Mable Bliss Tharrington died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at her daughter’s home. She was 76.

Mrs. Tharrington was born and had lived in Vicksburg for most of her life. She moved to Hernando for 14 years and returned to Vicksburg in 2001. She was of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clecy D. Tharrington; her daughter, Teresa Ann Prewitt; five brothers; and eight sisters.

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Survivors include three daughters, Netta Prewitt Shingler of Angleton, Texas, and Lori Prewitt Harris and Lisa Sullivan Sanders, both of Vicksburg; a son, Herbert D. Prewitt of Vicksburg; a sister, Ruby Kruger of Vicksburg; a brother, Frank Bliss of Edwards; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry White officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the service at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Robert LaBarre, Phillip LaBarre, Donnie Shingler, Roger Palmertree, Joe Harris and Craig Harris.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dustin Prewitt, Ray Shingler and Cris Waldon.