Mary Alice Chandler

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Mrs. Mary Alice Chandler, 96, of Marked Tree, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at the Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. Born Oct. 1, 1915, in Clinton, Miss., to the late Joe and Martha Washington, she was a homemaker of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Chandler Sr.; one daughter, Vivian Chandler; and one brother, William Terry.

Mrs. Chandler leaves one son, John Chandler Jr. of Memphis;

One sister, Creola Lewis of Houston, Texas; and

Three grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday at the Wilson Funeral Home in Tyronza. Burial followed at Riverview Cemetery in Marked Tree.