Marie Crumbley Therrell | Obituaries

Marie Crumbley Therrell, 91, passed away peacefully in her home on Oct. 21, 2023.

Visitation will be at Ellisville First United Methodist Church on Saturday,Nov. 11, at 2 p. m. followed by a celebration of life service at 3 p.m. Rev.Mark Anderson and Mr. David McGowin will officiate. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Mrs. Therrell was born on April 23, 1932, to Louis Sanford Crumbley and Marie Ella DerrickCrumbley. After graduating from Laurel High School and Jones County Junior College, she andher husband Frank established Therrell Drug Store in Ellisville in 1961. Together, they servedtheir customers and community with pride and pleasure for more than 60 years.In addition to serving loyal customers through the pharmacy, Mrs. Therrell served on severalcharity boards and was a member of the Fidelia Club. She and her husband were activemembers of Ellisville First United Methodist Church, where she served on numerouscommittees within the church. She especially enjoyed being a member of the Lambuth Circleand cooking for the various events held at the church. Her delicious desserts and casseroles arelegendary.

Mrs. Therrell was preceded in death by her husband Frank C. Therrell; her parents; and her brothers L. S. Crumbley Jr. and Charles L. Crumbley of Laurel.

She is survived by her son Walt Therrell (Glenda) of Ellisville; daughters Julie Norman (Cliff),Becky Hurston (Joey) and Amy Bounds (Keith) of Hattiesburg; grandchildren Clint Therrell(Logan), Stacy Thrash (Travis), Mary Clayton Dunn (Jason), Lee Norman (Mallory), Ali Miller(Chris), Sara Pollacci (Ryan), Wesley Hurston (Lauren), Brock Hurston (Ashli), Benjamin Hurston,Clay Nobles (Mallory) and Andrew Nobles; great-grandchildren Landon, Bradley and ChandlerThrash; Noah Therrell; Jay, Jack, Emma and Caroline Dunn; Benjamin, Ann Chancellor andMaggie Norman; Drew Miller; Matthew and William Pollacci; Ella, Emelyn, Joseph and Elizabeth Hurston; and Abigail Nobles. Mrs. Therrell is also survived by a sister-in-law, AnneCrumbley of Laurel.

The Therrell children express their sincere appreciation to the caregivers who haveprovided exceptional care for their mother over the past 10 years, becoming like family to her,and to the South Central Regional Medical Center Hospice Care team. They also thank the numerous members of Ellisville First United Methodist Church who loved and caredfor their mother in so many special ways.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Ellisville First UnitedMethodist Church.

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