Mrs. Mary E. Lofton Obituary (1946

Mrs. Mary E. Lofton, 77, passed away on April 27, 2024, at her home in Pheba. Mary was born on December 27, 1946, in West Point, the daughter of the late Carl and Syble Tunnell Spencer. She was a homemaker and a avid reader. She was a member of the Montpelier Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of Palestine Methodist Church. She married William Russell Lofton on July 13, 1963, in West Point and together they shared 60 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Kent Verell. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services follow at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Waymon Betts officiating and assisted by Dr. James Towery. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery in Montpelier. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Russell Lofton of Pheba: one daughter, Charolette Porter (Mike) of Van Vleet: three sons, William Tracy Lofton (Sonya) of Pheba, Donald (Don) R. Lofton of Mantee, David Wayne Lofton of Dancy: five grandchildren, Cody S. Verell (Mackenzie) of Tupelo, Elizabeth P. Porter of Oxford, Blake Lofton of Houston, William S. Lofton of Dancy, and Cheyenne Lofton of Dancy: two sisters-in-Law, Leora Hodnett, and Rose Ann Wilson (Jack), both of Cedar Bluff, and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Tracy Lofton, Don Lofton, Cody Verell, Blake Lofton, Mike Wilson, Steve Wilson, Mike Porter, Wayne Lofton, and William Lofton. Memorials may be made to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Roxie Brock, 611 Joe Stevens Road, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi 39741. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com