Mary Lou Jernigan, 85, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in a Brewton nursing facility.
Mrs. Jernigan was born Feb. 21, 1934, in Conecuh County, Ala. and had been a long-time resident of the Brewton area. A member of the 1952 Flomaton High School Class, she had worked as a switchboard operator at a hospital and was a member of Brewton Pentecostal Holiness Church.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Brewton Pentecostal Holiness Church with Bro. David Baggett and Bro. Byrnes Pitts officiating. Burial followed at Cedar Creek Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Jernigan is survived by three daughters, Debbie Hicks of North Point, Ala. and Cindy (Jerral) Madden and Linda (Lamar) Hodge, both of Brewton; one brother, Brannon (Sarah) Baggett of Canoe, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Jernigan was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey, Sr. and Ellie Baggett; seven brothers, Claude Baggett, Junior Baggett, Harold Baggett, Clifford Baggett, Ernest Baggett, Billy Bagget, and Bobby Baggett; and one sister, Dorothy Smith.