Carol “Laverne” Mims passed from this life on August 1st, 2023 in Tupelo, MS. She left this earth at the age of 83 after a brief illness with cancer.

Born June 20, 1940, Laverne was raised in Shannon, MS, in a loving home with 6 children. She attended school at Shannon and there met her soul mate, a boy from Plantersville named Larry. They married soon after high school and began their journey through life. Larry started a career in agricultural sales and they lived in several locations as young parents including Tupelo, Memphis, Aberdeen, Union City, TN, St Louis, MO, and finally settled in Plantersville, MS, in 1974, where they remained. Since her husband’s death in 2019, she has resided with her son, Kelly in the Old Union/Palmetto area.

Laverne was a devoted wife and a dedicated mother. She worked as a legal secretary for the late Attorney William “Bill” Lawson, in Tupelo most of her life, but later opened a clothing store in Tupelo called The Fashion Corner. Mom enjoyed many things in life such as traveling, visiting the family condo in Florida, boating at Bay Springs lake on their houseboat with their friends and entertaining people at their home. She was proud of the achievements and success of her children, grandchildren and even her great-grand children. She was kind to all people and impacted many lives through love. She grew up in Doty Chapel Baptist Church in Shannon, attended Plantersville United Methodist Church for many years and was a member of the Northeast Church of Christ for her final years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Larry McGaughy Mims, daughter Terri Leigh Mims Roberts of Plantersville, parents, Luke and Lucian (Hester) Wilson, and brothers, Orville, Maburn, Rex Wilson, along with her sister Jewell Wilson Sprayberry of Shannon, MS.

She leaves behind her sons Larry “Kirk” Mims of Benton, AR, and Kelly Lee Mims (Lynn) of Tupelo, along with numerous grandchildren; Dusty, Nikki, Kaley, Reed, Wes, Will, Addyson, Parker, Carson, Jared and Avery along with numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great grand-daughter. She is also survived by her little sister, Linda Joy Edge (Clint) of Tupelo, MS, as well as her caregiver Tina Wallington of Mooreville.

Services will be on Friday, August 4, 2023 at 1:00 P.M in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo with visitation two hours before from 11:00 to 1:00. Interment will be in the Mims family plot at Plantersville Cemetery. There will be no graveside service. Pallbearers will be Dusty Williams, Wes, Will, Parker, Carson, and Jared Mims.

In Lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to the Mims Family Veterans’ Scholarship Fund, 407A CR 373, Tupelo, MS. 38801. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed at 1 PM Friday at www.hollandfuneraldirectors.com/Livestreaming and will be permanently archived thereafter. Condolences may be emailed to hollandfuneraldirectors@comcast.net