Name: Rev. Carrol K. Talley
Age: 80
Residence: Corinth, MS
Date of Death: Friday, August 22, 2014
Place of Death: Magnolia Regional Health Center
Location of Funeral Service: Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories
Date & Time: Monday, August 25, 2014 @ 1:00pm
Officiating: Dr.. Kenny Digby, Rev. Charlie Cooper, Rev. Philip Caples, Rev. Rodney Whittemore
Interment: Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Visitation: Sunday, August 24, 2014 from 2:00pm – 9:00pm and Monday, August 25, 2014 from 10:00 am until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.
Biographical Information
Date of Birth: October 11, 1933
Employment/Occupation: He retired from the Alcorn County School system where he worked at Kossuth High School as the Building and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor and drove a bus for 30 years. Mr. Talley served as music director at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Tippah County, where his twin brother, Rev. Harold C. “ H. C.” Talley served as pastor. He then followed his father Rev. C. W. Talley as pastor of Juliette Independent Missionary Baptist Church for 7 years. Rev. Carrol Talley retired from his pastoral duties at Brush Creek Baptist Church after 18 years of service on August 10, 2014. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.
Church Affiliation: He was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church
Survivor Information
Wife of 61 years: Neffie E. Swindoll Talley – Corinth, MS
Son: Billy C. Talley and wife Ann- Corinth, MS
Daughter: Carolyn Jean Talley Dunn and husband Wayne- Corinth, MS
8 Grandchildren:
11 Great Grandchildren
1 Great, Great-grandchild
Brother: James W. “ J. W.” Talley and wife Louise – Rienzi, MS
Sisters: Celestine Talley Gwynn – Ripley, MS; Oberlin Talley Williams – Corinth, MS; LaRue Talley Scott and husband Wayne – Baldwyn, MS; Andra Talley Huggins and husband Lloyd – Cordova, TN; Imogene Talley Mullikin- Ripley, Ms
Numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends
Pallbearers will be Dustin Talley, Randy Wilbanks, Dewayne Dunn, Jerry Childs, Luther Mills, Larry Mitchell, Paul Mills, Junior Marolt
Honorary Pallbearers are Jeffrey Bentley, James Yancey, Eddie Talley, Ray Barnes, Dr. John Prather, Dr. Chris Miller, Steve Tyson, D. W. Mathis, Christopher Tyson and Michael Bentley
Preceded in Death
Sons: Roy K. Talley, Bobby Neal Talley and Charles Ray Talley
Father: Rev. Charley W. “C. W.” Talley
Mother: LaDora Talley Talley
Brother: Rev. Harold C. “H. C.” Talley and wife Frances
Brothers-in-law: Joe Williams, Randolph Mullikin, Morrison Gwynn, Ellis Ray Barnes