Mary Ellen Winters, 83, of Greenwood, MS, died Friday, November 8, 2019 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Williams & Lord Funeral Home Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the funeral home. Rev. Kerry Owen will officiate the services. Burial will be in Magnolia Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Paynes, MS.

Mrs. Winters was born July 8, 1936 in Tallahatchie County, MS, to William Ellard Melton and Sammie Irene Moorman Melton. She resided in Greenwood for over 54 years. She was a member of First Apostolic Pentecostal Church. She retired from Hickok after 40 years of service.  She was preceded in death by her son, James Carson Winters, daughter, Barbara Jean Reed, and grandson, Allen Reed.

She is survived by two daughters, Sherry Goss and husband Wendall of Avalon, MS, and Brenda Lassett of Greenwood, MS; special daughter –in-law, Kim Winters of Carrollton, MS; two brothers, Donald Wayne Melton of Texas, and Jerry Wayne Melton of Winona, MS; eight grandchildren, Chris Reed and wife Karen, Kristy Campbell and husband Jason, Trey Winters and wife Tabitha, Brandon Reed, Ashley Woods and husband Michael, Alyson Sanford and husband James, Tonya Hopkins and husband Eric, and Cody Goss and wife Ashley; eighteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Chris Reed, Trey Winters, Brandon Reed, Cody Goss, Austin Woodall, Colton Reed, Michael Woods, and Eric Hopkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Olin Sanford, Dillon Reed, Bryce Campbell, Grayson Winters, Kason Woods, Kolby Woods, Lou Reed, Jason Campbell, James Sanford, and Wendell Goss.

Memorials may be sent to First Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Greenwood, P.O. Box 10151, Greenwood, MS 38930

Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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