Jessie Fay Moore Horton Stafford, after a long, purpose filled life of 93 years, crossed over the River Jordan into eternity on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at NMMC Hospice Unit in Tupelo. Born in the Dorsey area of Itawamba County to the late Charlie Moore and Tressie Morris Moore, she grew up there graduating from Dorsey High School. She was the mother of four sons, Danny, Kenny, Tim and Craig Horton, whom she loved dearly (most of the time). Not afraid of work, she provided for her family in several capacities and enjoyed the most being the Manager of Gateway Books in the old Downtown Mall in Tupelo. An avid reader, she was a long standing member of the Sherman Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and started the Church library. A woman always with an optimistic outlook and a smile on her face, she loved gardening, flowers, cooking up big meals especially holiday meals for her family and being the very best Mother and Mam-Maw anywhere.
A service celebrating her life will be held at 2 PM Today (Tuesday, March 14, 2023) in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo with her son, Bro. Danny Horton, officiating. Private burial will be in the Sherman Cemetery. Visitation will be from Noon-service time today (Tue.) at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo, which is honored to be serving their friends.
She is survived by her four sons; Danny Horton (Cecelia) of Baldwyn, Kenny Horton (Carole) of Locust Hill, Tim Horton (Nelda) of Oxford and Craig Horton (Rhonda) of Blue Springs; her 11 grandchildren, Chris Horton (deceased), Josh Horton (Melek), Kimberly Brown (Rhea), Jennifer Lewis (March), Brock Smith , Madison Floyd (Chase), Margaret Ann Horton, Senior Airman Charlie Horton (Raven), Jake Horton, Brandon Herring (Jordan) and Kelsey Herring; 11 great grandchildren; her sister, Thelma Nevins of New Albany; her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Tressie Moore, , her husband, Gerald Stafford in 2021; her siblings, Buddy Moore, Berlene Leathers, Charlie Mae Leathers and Eunita Henderson and a grandson, Chris Horton.
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