Letha Mae Lundy

Letha Mae Taylor Lundy, a long time resident of Moss Point, Miss., passed from her family Thursday, May 28, 2009. She was born December 15, 1911, in Lucedale, Miss. She later moved to Moss Point where she and her husband established their family. Her late husband, Gordon Lundy, was killed in an accident in 1939 leaving Ms Lundy a young widow to raise their three daughters. To Ms Lundy, her greatest accomplishment in life was rearing her daughters as a single mother. Later in life, she took great pride in her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ms Lundy was employed with International Paper for 32 years. After retiring she traveled to many of America’s landmarks with her friends and family. A loving matriarch, Granny Lundy’s favorite line was “Life is what you make out of it.” She was also a wonderful cook who spent many happy hours preparing lunch and dinner for her friends and family. In her prime, she would routinely invite her daughters, grandchildren and friends to come to lunch at her house on Charles Street. Those lunches were never small and almost always included six courses plus dessert. Another of her favorite sayings, which she always told her lunch guests, was “If you leave here hungry, it’s your own fault.” The daughter of the late Seaman and Viola Hewlett Taylor of Lucedale, she was proceeded in death by her daughter, Barbara Lundy Stringfellow, Pascagoula, Miss., and her brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Frances L. and James M. Creamer, Birmingham, Ala., Donnel “Doodle” and Ray Davis, Pascagoula, Miss., and son-in-law Stephen Stringfellow, Trussville, Ala.; six grandchildren and spouses, Debra and Carl Posey, Birmingham, Ala., Ronald and Paula Davis, Orange Beach, Ala., Steve Stringfellow, Trussville, Ala., Donna and Kirk Gore, Atlanta, Ga., Lance Davis, Pascagoula, Miss., and James M. and Michelle Creamer of Birmingham, Ala., seven great grandchildren and a very special person Johnnie Goff Hudgins, who Ms Lundy loved as her daughter. The family wishes to express thanks to Janet Habech, and her staff at Momma’s Place in Hurley, Miss., for the wonderful care and love given to their Mother and Grandmother. Visitation will be Saturday, May 30th at Holder Wells Funeral Home from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. followed by service in the chapel with Rev. Wendell Stork officiating. Interment will follow at Orange Grove Cemetery in Orange Grove, Miss. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Momma’s Place, 8600 Highway 614 East, Moss Point, MS, 39562. Arrangements by Holder-Wells Funeral Home, Moss Point, MS.

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Letha Mae Lundy

December 15, 1911 - May 28, 2009