Mary was born April 15, 1944 in Poplarville, Mississippi. She was born to Eld. Paul Martin Smith and Edith Ora Malley Smith. After their passing she was raised by Elder Hubert Tynes and Edith Davis Tynes. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Sand Hill Baptist Church, where she previously taught Sunday School and served as church pianist.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Johnnie J. Pullen; her second husband, Otis Dee Jones; one sister, Jerry Ann Seals; two brothers, Lavelle Smith and Tommy Smith.
Family members include three sons, Lee (Karen) Pullen, Elder Paul (Joy) Pullen, Russell (Tori) Pullen; three sisters, Martha Knight, Faye (Keith) Skipper, Rose Brown; one brother, George (Cheryl) Byrd; nine grandchildren, Rebecca (Sam) Hill, Joshua (Lakin) Pullen, Julia Pullen, Jamie Pullen, Danielle Pullen, William Pullen, Andi (Senior Airman Caleb Smith) Smith, Emili Pullen, and Natali Pullen.
Funeral services will be at White Funeral Home, 315 Highway 11 South, Poplarville, MS, 39470 on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in Pullen Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends and have visitation from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm, Thursday at the funeral home.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be offered at www.whitefuneralhomepoplarville.com for the family.
White Funeral Home, (601) 795-4982.
