Obituary for Rebecca Mae Blade Kersh
Mortimer Funeral Home
711 Highway 82 East
Greenville, MS 38701
(662) 334-4519 Fax (662) 332-1414
Rebecca Mae Blade Kersh, 91, of Greenville, died Friday, September 11, 2020 at her residence in Leland.
Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Mortimer Funeral Home.
Mae was born February 19th, 1929 in Chatham, the daughter of Willie Blade and Clara Singleton Blade.
She married Robert "Bob" Kersh May 19, 1946 in Greenville. She was a member of Glendale Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband; son, Jimmy Dale Kersh; two brothers, Sterling "Billy" Blade and Lon "Jr" Blade; and one sister, Sadie Harris.
She is survived by her children, Robert Wayne (Rose) Kersh of Sardis, William Douglas (Linda) Kerch of Greenville, and Susan (John) Scates of Leland; special friend and adopted daughter, Rosie Gibbs; 15 grandchildren, and 34 great grandchildren.
Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
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