Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameGREGORY, Jettie Laura 
Birth Date1919
Birth PlacePontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Death Date3 Feb 2013 Age: 94
Death PlaceSmithville, Monroe County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
Jettie Laura "Mama Jet" Brasfield, 93, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at River Place Nursing Center. Born on August 3, 1919, in Pontotoc, she was a daughter of the late Hartwell and Dawny Gregory.
Mrs. Brasfield attended schools in Pontotoc. On August 23, 1934, she married Bascom Brasfield.
After forty years of service as a seamstress, Mrs. Brasfield retired from working in the local pants factory.
She was a member of Pearce Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. A sweet and hard-working lady, Mrs. Brasfield enjoyed and working in her flowers and garden, cooking fish at The Plantation, playing bingo with her friends, and Country and Gospel music.
She is survived by her daughter, Peggy Sanderson (Robert), Smithville; son, Tommy Brasfield, Sr. (Helen), Northport, AL; sisters, Net Stevens, Smithville and Mae Milligan, Tuscaloosa, AL; brothers, Albert Gregory, Adamsville, AL; grandchildren, Greg Sanderson (Diane), Lynn Sanderson (Kim), Tommy Brasfield, Jr., Michael Brasfield, Jimmy Brasfield (Talisha), Sunny Pace (Steve), and Crystal Ferguson (Ricky); great-grandchildren, Jesse Sanderson, Bobby Lee Sanderson, Starr Perry, David Streets, Beth Streets; Nick and Donovan Turner; Jaylee Pace; and Tommy Brasfield, III; great-great-grandchildren, Trent Sanderson, Megan Streets, Jordan Bray, Lynsey Bray, Sorayla Brasfield, Sadie Laura Brasfield, Stephen Brasfield, and Cody Johnson; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Gregory and Herman Gregory; and by one sister, Eunice Lann; son, Jerry Lynn Brasfield; and a grandson, Gary Sanderson.
Mrs. Brasfield attended schools in Pontotoc. On August 23, 1934, she married Bascom Brasfield.
After forty years of service as a seamstress, Mrs. Brasfield retired from working in the local pants factory.
She was a member of Pearce Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. A sweet and hard-working lady, Mrs. Brasfield enjoyed and working in her flowers and garden, cooking fish at The Plantation, playing bingo with her friends, and Country and Gospel music.
She is survived by her daughter, Peggy Sanderson (Robert), Smithville; son, Tommy Brasfield, Sr. (Helen), Northport, AL; sisters, Net Stevens, Smithville and Mae Milligan, Tuscaloosa, AL; brothers, Albert Gregory, Adamsville, AL; grandchildren, Greg Sanderson (Diane), Lynn Sanderson (Kim), Tommy Brasfield, Jr., Michael Brasfield, Jimmy Brasfield (Talisha), Sunny Pace (Steve), and Crystal Ferguson (Ricky); great-grandchildren, Jesse Sanderson, Bobby Lee Sanderson, Starr Perry, David Streets, Beth Streets; Nick and Donovan Turner; Jaylee Pace; and Tommy Brasfield, III; great-great-grandchildren, Trent Sanderson, Megan Streets, Jordan Bray, Lynsey Bray, Sorayla Brasfield, Sadie Laura Brasfield, Stephen Brasfield, and Cody Johnson; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Gregory and Herman Gregory; and by one sister, Eunice Lann; son, Jerry Lynn Brasfield; and a grandson, Gary Sanderson.
Spouses
1BRASFIELD, Bascom M. , 2C3R
, 2C3RBirth Date25 Oct 1917
Death Date7 May 1965 Age: 47
Death PlaceSmithville, Monroe County, Mississippi
OccupationPainter and Carpenter
FatherBRASFIELD, Benjamin Franklin (1879-1953)
MotherSLENNER, Elizabeth (1886-1949)
Misc. Notes
Survivors included his wife, Mrs. Jettie Brasfield; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Sanderson of Smithville; two sons, Tony and Jerry of the home; two brothers, Larry Brasfield of Columbus and Travis Brasfield of Smithville; and a sister,Mrs. Grace Guest of Pearce Chapel.
Marr Date23 Aug 1934