Obituaries 11-09-23

JESSE WAKLEY HOLLAND

Oct. 21, 1946-Nov. 4, 2023

Funeral services for Jesse Wakley Holland, 77, will be at 12 p.m. on

Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 from the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day

Saints in Liberty. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of

services at the church.

Graveside services will following Blalock Cemetery in Liberty with

Military Honors.

Born on Oct. 21, 1948, he was the son of Bud and Georgie Holland.

He served his country as a Paratrooper in the 184th and 504th Army

Airborne Ordnance Battalion during the Vietnam War. He was a carpenter

by trade and an avid deer hunter.

He died on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

He is survived by his sister, Mandy McKinny; his brothers, Jimmy, Gene

"Toot," Melvin, Talton "Lil Boy" and Brent; four children,

Scottie Holland, Deena Higginbotham, Gina Church and Christopher

Netterville; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marita; his father and mother, Bud

and Georgie Holland; his brother, Danny K.; and a grandson, Brian "Big

Ben" Hazel.

An online guestbook can be signed at brownms.com.

Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

SADIE ORILLA DAY JOSEPH

July 25, 1943-Nov. 3, 2023

Funeral services for Sadie Orilla Day Joseph, 89, of Meadville, were

conducted on Monday, Nov. 6 from Meadville Methodist Church.

Interment followed at Day Cemetery in Crosby.

Born at home in Crosby on July 25, 1943, she was the 10th child of

Myrtis Baker Day and Grover Cleveland Day. Growing up in a large,

hard-working family during the Depression, she learned early how to be

self-sufficient and let nothing go to waste. One of the greatest gifts

her parents gave her was piano lessons, as it provided entertainment and

service throughout her life to come.

She married the love of her life, Bob Joseph, at 18 years of age and

moved to Natchez, where they raised the family and served their

community and church, Lovely Lane UMC, for more than 65 years. She moved

to Meadville in 2020, where she was known by everyone as "Mamawgran"

--- the name her grandchildren called her --- and enjoyed the constant

company of her family and friends.

Her created job in life was serving others. She loved her family well

with tailor-made clothes, home cooked meals (from scratch) and a firm

Christ-centered foundation at home. In their community, Bob and Orilla

were instrumental in establishing Associated Charities in Natchez, where

they raised significant amounts of money to financially and physically

support those who needed it in the area.

When their last child started school, she served as the Assistant to the

Special Education Teacher at Braden Elementary School. She learned so

much during those years, but she adopted a universal sign of "I love

you" and always waved it when waving good bye. (It remains a common

practice in the family today.)

In her church, she played the organ and piano for more than 60 years.

She said that she preferred the organ over the piano because she could

play louder than the piano and control the tempo. She honored her

parents and late brother, Morris, by never charging a penny for playing

at any wedding or funeral. She felt this was her gift back to God for

her talent that she enjoyed so much, and thank you to her family for

providing the lessons when money could be better spent on something they

needed.

In addition to music, sewing was a deep passion in which she expertly

excelled. Sewing for her family and friends was a joy, but her challenge

and pride was in making antebellum dresses for the Natchez Pilgrimage

and performance outfits for the Colonels Ladies at South Natchez High

School in the 1980s.

During their later retirement years, Bob and Orilla greatly enjoyed

traveling with friends all over the mountains --- from North Carolina to

Arkansas --- and camping in their travel trailer to state parks within

driving distance of Natchez.

She died at home in Meadville on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Edna Young Day and

Earlier Durham; her children and their respective spouses, Deborah Sue

Jospeh and Steve Sullivan, Robert Shelton Joseph, Jr., and Tommy Steven

and Andrea Joseph; her grandchildren and their respective spouses,

Stephenie Lyn Sullivan, Christopher Thomas and Stephanie Sullivan, Sarah

Lindsey Sullivan and Elliott Stebbins, Steven Ashton and Brittany

Joseph, Stacy Brooke Joseph and Joel Reeves, Craig Thomas and Mary

Francis Joseph, and Ashley Barrett Joseph; her great-grandchildren,

Callie Rivers Sullivan, Emma Claire Stebbins, Thomas Kent Sullivan,

Henry Elijah Stebbins, Mayer Elizabeth Reeves, Tanner Thomas Joseph,

Graham Ashley Reeves and Andrew Stedman Joseph; a host of nieces and

nephews that are too numerous to name them all but that she loved very

much; special caretakers who quickly became family in Dody Huff and Amy

Jones; and her Corgi, Rosie.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, of 61 years,

Robert Shelton Joseph, Sr.; her infant daughter, Judy Diane Joseph; her

daughter, Lisa Wanette Joseph Wilson; and her siblings, Harold Day, Sr.,

T.D. Day, Inez Day Johnson, Morris Day, Sr., Eula May Day, Susie B. Day,

James Malcolm Day, Richard Lee Day and Dora Jean Day.

Many thanks to Compassus Hospice for its support and care during this

time.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages a donation to the service

organization of your choice to to the following well-deserving

outreaches: Meadville Methodist Church Mission Fund

(www.meadvillemethodist.org) or The Stewport Soup Kitchen in Natchez

(601-442-9413).

To share condolences please visit www.franklinfh.com.

Franklin Funeral Home of Meadville was in charge of arrangements.