Paulette Spurr, 68

July 12, 1956  –  December 31, 2024

LONGVIEW COMMUNITY – Susan Paulette Parker Spurr crossed over to Gloryland on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. She was 68 years old. Born on July 12, 1956 in Tupelo, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Parker and Frankie Blankenship Parker. She lived most of her life in the greater Tupelo area. Paulette graduated from Tupelo High School in 1974 and attended nursing school at IJC receiving her RN there. She worked many years in health care at the old Bella Vista Unit of North Miss. Medical Center. She later went on to work as a material handler at Arvin and FMC. She then got back into nursing, and worked at Magnolia Manor as well as the VA Nursing Home in Oxford before she retired. Smart, sassy and adventurous, Paulette had a great life filled with lots of fun fishing in area lakes and streams and especially Florida and Louisiana shores, painting, being a master craftsperson and building crafts, working with her hands, growing flowers and making arrangements, doting over her grandkids, spending time talking to family and friends and traveling on cruises with her husband of 36 years, Rick Spurr, whom she adored. Paulette never met a stranger, lived a purpose-filled life and always made others laugh.

A service celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM Saturday, January 4, 2024 in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo with Bro. Randy Clark officiating. Private burial will follow in Tupelo Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 AM-service time on Saturday only. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/Live-streaming at 11 AM and will be archived thereafter.

Paulette is survived by her husband, Rick of the Longview Community in Pontotoc Co; her daughter, Rebecca Baggett Pierce (Bryan) of Nettleton; her two sons by her marriage to Rick, Ricky Spurr (Marsha) of Longview and Hank Spurr (Jamie) from Ripley, Tn.; 6 grandchildren, Peighton Berry (Hunter), Christin Malone, Colton Malone, Brantley Hamm, Allyssa Williams (Brandon), Cedie Johnson (Nathan); her great grandchildren, Hazel Berry, Holly Berry, Ellis Malone, Delilah Williams, Kristie Johnson and Maverick Johnson; two sisters, Dottie Patterson (Danny, deceased) of Palmetto and Sandy Ard (Steve) of Baldwyn; a host of nieces, nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Frankie Parker, a brother, Robby Parker and her in laws, Pauline and Junior Potts.

Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo (662 840 5000) is honored to be serving their friends.

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