A joint funeral service for Peggie Gray Norris and her grandson, Casper Dwight Newcomb will be held at 12 Noon Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo. Private burial will follow in the Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery east of Plantersville. Visitation will be from 10 AM-service time on Tuesday only at Holland-Tupelo Chapel, which is honored to be serving their friends. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed at www.hollandfuneraldirectors.com/Livestreaming at Noon Tuesday.
Peggie and her grandson, Casper perished in a fire near McCullough Blvd in Lee County on Jan. 6, 2024. The two were inseparable, were seldom without each other’s support and enjoyed thoroughly their lives together. Peggie, age 68, was born on June 19, l955 to the late Herman Gray and Willa Jean Brookman Gray, both deceased. She lived all her life in this area, was a housewife and homemaker and a doting grandmother to Casper. She enjoyed cooking, baking and decorating cakes, everything and anything Elvis, reading ,butterfly’s and the color yellow. Peggie loved to travel and see the country. Casper was happiest when he was spending time with his grandmother. Born Feb. 22, 1998 to Cary Burch and Susan Norris Newcomb, he attended Dorsey Schools and doted on his grandmother, Peggie. He was a quiet young man who loved his family. They were members of Palestine Baptist Church north of Nettleton.
Peggie is survived by her daughters, Penny Estes and husband, Jimmy D. Estes of the Evergreen community in Lee County and Susan Newcomb of Fulton; a sister, Deborah “Debbie” Martin of the Carolina Community and a grandson, Dr. William Howard Kessler, IV of Tupelo. Casper is survived by his mother, Susan Newcomb of Fulton, his aunts, Penny and Debbie and a cousin, William. Peggie was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Willa Jean Gray and her grandson, Casper.
