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Ora Bell Wicker - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post, January 2, 2005

TALLULAH — Ora Bell Wicker died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at River Region Medical Center. 
She was 90. 

Mrs. Wicker was born in Pulaski and lived in Madison Parish for more than 50 years. She 
was a homemaker and attended Mound Baptist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, W.M. Wicker; and three sons, Thomas, Eugene a
nd Mack Wicker. 

Survivors include four sons, Jerral Wicker of Newellton and Mike, Pat and Calvin Wicker, 
all of Tallulah; three daughters, Peggy Yount of Star, Carol Jolly of Newellton and Judy 
Melton of Tallulah; two brothers, Marbo Warren of Pascagoula and Vernon Warren of 
Pelahatchie; three sisters, Edna Purvis of Pelahatchie, Edress Ray of Gautier and Virgie 
Ward of Jackson; 23 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be Monday at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah with the Rev. Edward 
Perrett officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be from 
5 to 8 tonight. 

Pallbearers will be Mrs. Wicker’s grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Daniel Edney 
and Dr. Tom Colvin. 

Memorials may be made to Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home or Feed The Children.