Mrs. Polly Millsaps Christopher Obituary (1935

Mrs. Polly Millsaps Christopher, 88, passed away on March 5, 2024, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Polly was born on June 11, 1935, in Clay County, to the late Hiram and Evie Elizabeth Ellis Millsaps. She was an avid and accomplished seamstress. Having a passion for sewing, she made quilts for the children of Sally Kate Winters Home. She loved to sing and was an excellent cook. She enjoyed working in her rose garden at her home. She was an avid reader and always had a Bible on her night stand. She was a member of First Baptist Church in West Point. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She married Thomas Carroll Christopher, Jr. on August 22, 1954, in Pheba and he predeceased her on January 17, 2016. . In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Robert McClain, two sisters, Imogene Brewer (Green) and Joy Brewer (Colby) and four brothers, Ellis Millsaps (Ola Mae), Bryant Millsaps (Polly), Red Millsaps (Louise), and Luther Millsaps (Lucille). Visitation will be on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church in West Point. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 with Reverend R. C. Bryan officiating and assisted by Mr. Chris McClain and Mrs. Alex Dyess. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include one daughter, Resa McClain Vickers (Mark) of West Point: two sons, Keith Christopher (Cindy) of Cleveland and Tim Christopher (Sheri) of Germantown, Tennessee: seven grandchildren, Kyle Christopher (Nikki) of Greenville, Chris McClain (Nancy) of Birmingham, Alabama, Colby McClain (Mary Alice) of Starkville, Alex Dyess (Brian) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Sophie Christopher of Germantown, Tennessee, Madeline Christopher of Germantown, Tennessee, and Alicia Vickers of Columbus: six great- grandchildren, Avery and Audrey McClain of Birmingham, Alabama, Ian and Noah McClain of Starkville, and Evie Jane and Peyton Dyess of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Chris McClain, Colby McClain, Kyle Christopher, Brian Dyess, and Scott Reed. Honorary Pallbearers will be her caregivers: Ruby Islas, Ty Daniels, and Chantque "Bug" Hairston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry, P.O. Box 794, West Point, Mississippi 39773 or to The Mission, Inc., 2494 East Churchill Road, West Point, Mississippi 39773. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com