Edith Goble Sizemore Oxford, Mississippi Obituary

Edith Goble Sizemore

Edith Goble Sizemore, 97, passed away peacefully at her home in Oxford, MS on Monday, March 2, 2020. A private graveside service will be held in Oxford Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Fletcher Moorman officiating. Born in Dewey, Kentucky to the late Sherd and Josie Harless Goble, Mrs. Sizemore was a nurse’s aide. Being a very religious person, Edith was devoted to spending time in scripture daily and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her daughter, Betty, read scripture with her daily. She loved flowers and spent her time gardening flowers, vegetables and other plants. Mrs. Sizemore was an avid collector of bunnies made from every material imaginable. She had a close relationship with her daughter, Betty, and granddaughter, Gigi. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bill Sizemore; sister, Elma Atkins and son-in-law Larry DeBord. She is survived by her daughter, Betty DeBord of Oxford, MS; two sisters, Freda Tussey of Bradenton, FL and Frances Plummer of Bradenton, FL; a grandchild, Gigi Mobley and her husband, Bob, of Oxford, MS; two great grandchildren, William Wert and his wife, Katie, of Charleston, SC and Larry Wert of Oxford, MS and two bonus grandchildren, Peggy Turner of Saltillo, MS and Danny DeBord of Knoxville, TN. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Sizemore’s memory may be made to The Pantry, P.O. Box 588, Oxford, MS 38655.
March 31, 1922 - March 2, 202003/31/192203/02/2020
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Edith Goble Sizemore, 97, passed away peacefully at her home in Oxford, MS on Monday, March 2, 2020. A private graveside service will be held in Oxford Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Fletcher Moorman officiating. Born in Dewey, Kentucky to the late Sherd and Josie Harless Goble, Mrs. Sizemore was a nurse’s aide. Being a very religious person, Edith was devoted to spending time in scripture daily and was a member of the Church of Christ. Her daughter, Betty, read scripture with her daily. She loved flowers and spent her time gardening flowers, vegetables and other plants. Mrs. Sizemore was an avid collector of bunnies made from every material imaginable. She had a close relationship with her daughter, Betty, and granddaughter, Gigi. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bill Sizemore; sister, Elma Atkins and son-in-law Larry DeBord. She is survived by her daughter, Betty DeBord of Oxford, MS; two sisters, Freda Tussey of Bradenton, FL and Frances Plummer of Bradenton, FL; a grandchild, Gigi Mobley and her husband, Bob, of Oxford, MS; two great grandchildren, William Wert and his wife, Katie, of Charleston, SC and Larry Wert of Oxford, MS and two bonus grandchildren, Peggy Turner of Saltillo, MS and Danny DeBord of Knoxville, TN. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Sizemore’s memory may be made to The Pantry, P.O. Box 588, Oxford, MS 38655.

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16th Street
Oxford, MS 38655
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