Mrs. Sara Jo Forrester Obituary (1945

Mrs. Sara Jo Forrester, 77, passed away on March 21, 2023, at her residence in Pheba. Sara Jo was born on July 29, 1945, in Una, to the late Woodrow and Ivodale McLemore. She worked for Monte Glove in Pheba and Maben. She was a beautician having owned and operated her own beauty shop for 40 years. Being a sports enthusiast herself, she enjoyed watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in all their sporting events. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and flower gardening. She attended Pheba Baptist Church. She married Glen Allen Forrester on June 3, 1967, in West Point. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Marnie Hill and Sandra Stewart Visitation will be Friday, March 24, 2023, from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at Pheba Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Terry Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow in Pheba Cemetery in Pheba. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Glen Allen Forrester of Pheba: two daughters, Nancy Wall (Cliff) of Starkville and Sandy Garner (Galen) of West Point: two sons, Keith Blansett of Pheba, and David W. Blansett of London, Kentucky: six grandchildren, Trey Wall (Hannah) of Starkville, Jessica Ratcliff (David) of Madison, Maggie Williams (Charlie) of Tallahassee, Florida, John David Blansett of Madison, Madison Blansett of Nashville, Tennessee, and Jared Martin of Florence, Alabama: eleven great-grandchildren, J. C. Wall of Starkville, Isabella Wall of Starkville, Kendall Wall of Starkville, Emma Griffin of Kosciusko, Dagan Jackson of Starkville, Huck Jackson of Starkville, Chip Ratcliff of Madison, Sara Alice Ratcliff of Madison, Mary Claire Ratcliff of Madison, Davis Ratcliff of Madison, and Olive Martin of Decatur, Alabama: one brother, Lexie Wiggins of Starkville, and a sister-in-law, Jo Ann White of West Point. Pallbearers will be Trey Wall, J. C. Wall, Cliff Wall, John David Blansett, Mike Hill, and Sam White. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice and her many friends in the Pheba Community. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 8217, Jackson, MS 39215. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com