Glena Mozelle Mangum

Mrs. Glena Mozelle Hearon Mangum, 100, died on February 26, 2013. at her home in Jackson. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 28 at 2:00 P.M. at Wright and Ferguson Chapel on High Street with visitation starting at 12:30 P.M. Rev. Tom Washburn will officiate along with Rich Price and Eva Hart. Following the service, burial will be in the Magee Cemetery next to her husband W C Mangum.

Mrs. Mangum was born in 1912 in Vaiden, Mississippi in Carroll County to Bessie Thornton Hearon and Granville Hearon. In her early childhood, she lived in Attala County until the family moved to Jackson where she lived until she graduated from Central High School and Millsaps College. After graduation, she was a math teacher for several years in the Magee schools. In 1933, she was married to W C Mangum in Calvary Baptist Church by her former pastor, Dr. H. M. King, and later lived in Magee for 58 years. She was devoted to her family, her friends, her school and community activities, as well as her church, First Baptist Church of Magee, where she taught a Bible class for a number of years and participated in all phases of the church program.

She was preceded in death by her husband W C Mangum, a businessman and pharmacist who operated his own pharmacy until his death in 1966. It was always

Mrs. Mangum’s desire to be an encourager in the many ways she was involved in her community. It was not unusual, in her later years, for her to receive notes of appreciation from former students as well as friends and employees, for the help she had been to them in earlier years.

In 1991, she moved back to Jackson and placed her church membership at First Baptist Church of Jackson, where she was involved in the church program as her health permitted.

She was preceded in death by her only sister, Mrs. Murray D. Stringer (Nellie Ruth) of Madison and by her two brothers James G. Hearon and Thomas E. Hearon and sister-in law Jane Hearon and by an aunt, Mrs Eulala Thornton Stovall, all of Jackson.

Mrs. Mangum is survived by her two daughters and their husbands: Martha Glenn Mangum Douglas and William T. Douglas, Jr. (Buddy) of Clinton; and Jane Elizabeth Mangum Hederman and Robert M. Hederman, III of Jackson. Also, surviving her includes seven grandsons and nine great grandchildren: William T. Douglas, III of Atlanta, GA (Beth) and children, Evan and Alexa; Bert S. Douglas of Jackson; Bryan T. Douglas (LuAnne) of Richmond, VA; Brett G. Douglas of New York City, NY; Robert M. Hederman IV (Amy) and children Avery, Erin, and Michael; Steven M. Hederman (Terri) and children Steven and Drew; and David L. Hederman (April) and children Cole and Connor. Also surviving is her sister-in-law Paulette Hearon of Madison and her nephews Rev. Frank Mangum (Dorthea) of Waco, TX, Zeno Mangum, Jr., of Florence, and Jim Mangum (Barbara), of New Orleans, LA, Tommy Stringer (Dianne) of Houston, TX, Jim Stringer (Trudy) of Nashville, TN, Terry Stringer (Jan), of Madison, Erik Hearon (Marla) of Jackson, Mark Hearon of Jackson, and Brian Hearon (Artie) of Hickory, NC, Tom Hearon (Bonnie) of Milan, Italy, and Doug Hearon, of Fort Worth, TX; and nieces Jean Barksdale of Cumming, GA, and Janet Doremus (Jim) of Houston, TX.

The family would like to thank the compassionate caregivers Linda Ruth Taylor, Brenda Moore, and Audrey Jones for the loving care and tender mercies they provided. Also, the family greatly appreciates the years of care of Dr. Jon Michael Beall and recently, the Mississippi Home Health Care nurses who provided assistance during the final days of her life. Online guestbook www.wrightferguson.com