Marilyn Joyce Moore Christian, 86, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at her home in Dorsey. She was born January 28, 1937, in Itawamba County, to Edgar and Ethel Wood Moore. She worked at Genesco and Reeds Manufacturing for several years. She was a long-time member of Hopewell Baptist Church and currently a member of Greenwood Baptist Church. She was a bird lover, collecting bird figurines, bird feeders, and she enjoyed feeding the birds.
Services will be at 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 17, at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Fulton with Bro. Joseph Bain and Rich Rodgers officiating. Burial will be in the Keyes Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Greg Christian (Brenda) of Douglasville, GA; two daughters, Sherry Hill (Steve) of the Carolina community, and Angie Bunch (Mike) of Aberdeen; seven grandchildren, Daniel Bunch (Victoria), Lee Bunch (Megan), Ben Hill (Sierra), Zach Christian, Ethan Christian, Jeremy Christina, and Adam Christian; two great granddaughters, Rae Ann Bunch and Maddie Jean Bunch; numerous nieces and nephews and other family members.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Thomas W. Christian, Jr; three brothers, Holland Moore, Wood Moore, and Nolan Moore; three sisters, Rae Hayes, Beulah Sheffield, Olene Moore; and her parents.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 p.m. until service time at 6:00 p.m. at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Greenwood Baptist Church, 1416 Greenwood Church Rd., Fulton, MS 38843; or to Keyes Cemetery, PO Box 553, Mooreville, MS 38857.
