Mrs. Eunice Oswalt Chism

November 28, 1948 - February 12, 2017

Mrs. Eunice Oswalt Chism, 68, passed away on February 12, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Mrs. Eunice was born November 28, 1948, in Laurel, the daughter of the late Carl Vernon and Bessie Mae Betts Oswalt. She was a child nutrition manager for the West Point Public School District for over 40 years. She was an avid and accomplished cook, and really enjoyed drinking a good "Coca-Cola". She was a faithful fan of the New Orleans Saints. She was a Baptist. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She married James Victor Chism on June 5, 1965, in Clay County and he passed away October 11, 2013. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter: Vickie Lynn Wilson; A Grandson: Douglas Adam Whitehead; Three Sisters: Shirley Doss, Arlene Hurst, and Joyce Huffman; and by One Brother: Tommy Oswalt. Private Family Graveside Services will be Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 2:00 P.M. from Greenwood Cemetery in West Point with Mrs. Christy Blake reading a poem. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Two Daughters, Tammy Whitehead and Lisa C. Pickett (Jason) both of West Point; Six Grandchildren; Carla Hudson (Jacob) of West Point, Jessica Whitehead of West Point, Elizabeth Shaw (Jon) of Pensacola, FL, Amber Parker (Zane) of Starkville, Allison Pickett and Hunter Pickett both of West Point; One Great Granddaughter: Sarah Kay Hudson of West Point; Her Three Brothers, Johnny Oswalt (Sandy), Jimmy Oswalt, and Eugene Oswalt (Cathy); Her Brother-in-Law: Earl Huffman all of West Point. Pallbearers will be Dale Chism, Danny Huffman, Derek Oswalt, T.C. Trull, John Oswalt, and Dave Wilkins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nurses and Staff of Gentiva Home Health Care, Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, and her Many Friends in the West Point Public School District. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Visitation will be Tuesday 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com