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Lucylle Binns Wherry, 90 of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at McGehee Hospital. She was born December 13, 1922 in Roswell, NM to the late Merton Binns and Nollie Veasey Binns.
She was the widow of Carl Wherry, a retired secretary of the Monticello School District, a graduate of Brian’s School of Business at A&M (now UAM) and a member of First Baptist Church of Monticello, where she served as secretary of the Senior Adult Sunday School Department. Lucylle was an active member of the Monticello PEO, Drew Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and a member of several bridge clubs. She was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Missy Wherry; one brother, James Binns; two sisters, Jackadean Binns and Myrtis Davis Willis.
Survivors include one son, Mike Wherry of Alexandria, VA; one daughter, Susan Bowman and husband, Allen of McGehee; two sisters, Joyce Langston of Little Rock and Barbara Miles of McGehee; one grandson, Lloyd Allen Bowman and wife Laine of McGehee; three granddaughters, Allyson Bowman and Lindsay Bowman, both of McGehee and Beth Wherry of Alexandria, VA; four great-grandchildren, Brooks, Parker, Lexi and Dax Bowman all of McGehee.
She was the widow of Carl Wherry, a retired secretary of the Monticello School District, a graduate of Brian’s School of Business at A&M (now UAM) and a member of First Baptist Church of Monticello, where she served as secretary of the Senior Adult Sunday School Department. Lucylle was an active member of the Monticello PEO, Drew Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and a member of several bridge clubs. She was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Missy Wherry; one brother, James Binns; two sisters, Jackadean Binns and Myrtis Davis Willis.
Survivors include one son, Mike Wherry of Alexandria, VA; one daughter, Susan Bowman and husband, Allen of McGehee; two sisters, Joyce Langston of Little Rock and Barbara Miles of McGehee; one grandson, Lloyd Allen Bowman and wife Laine of McGehee; three granddaughters, Allyson Bowman and Lindsay Bowman, both of McGehee and Beth Wherry of Alexandria, VA; four great-grandchildren, Brooks, Parker, Lexi and Dax Bowman all of McGehee.