Mary Evelyn Miller Snipes, 88

Mary Evelyn Miller Snipes, 88, of the Mt. Zion Community died Thursday, May 8 at River Park Hospital. She was born on Oct.10, 1919 in DeKalb County. She was a homemaker and member of White Hall Bible Church. Mrs. Snipes was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Taylor Snipes, parents Rev. W.E. Miller and Nettie Loring Miller, sons, Bobby Gene Snipes and Bill Snipes, sisters Mable Bain and Willie Dean Curtis, and brothers, Eston Miller and Ralph E. Miller.

She is survived by her children Marian and (Doug) Jacobs of the Vervilla community, Nancy and (Mike) Chilcutt of McMinnville, eight grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and several great-great grandchildren, brothers-in-law Rev. Horace Snipes and James and Mary Snipes, and sisters-in-law Dorothy Miller and Velma Snipes.

Funeral services were held Saturday in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Ronnie Powell and Stacy Cowan officiated. Interment followed at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels or to the Gideon’s International Bible Memorial Program. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.

McMinnville Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.