Jerry Salley's Celebration of Life
Rev. Jerry Lee Salley Rev. Jerry Lee Salley,
62, died November 23, at Rush Hospital in Meridian, MS. Visitation is at 6:00
p.m. Friday, November 25, at National Funeral Home in Clarksdale, MS. Services
are at 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Clarksdale, with
burial in Memorial Gardens of Clarksdale. Rev. Salley was born in Indianola, MS
on October 31, 1943. He was the son of the late Oscar E. and Edna Timbs Salley.
He graduated from Delta State University. He was involved in many aspects of
education and administration at Coahoma Community College and Agriculture High
School. After 27 years of working there, he retired as an assistant to the
president. After retiring, Rev. Salley attended Memphis Theological Seminary
graduating with a Master's Degree of Theology. He served as the Assistant
Chaplain at Baptist Desota Hospital in Southaven, MS. In addition to ministry,
he also traveled the country presenting "Jerry Salley as Mark Twain."
In the past he served as a Methodist minister in Friars Point- Lula and
Longtown Charges. He was currently serving as the minister of Sageville and
Wesley United Methodist Churches in Meridian, MS.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Chalk
Salley, of Meridian, MS; daughter, Liza Salley Shannon of Columbus; son,
Christopher Lee Salley (Kristi) of Siloam Springs, AR; daughter, Carol Johnson
Borgognoni (Danny) of Lambert; son, Carl Johnson (Cindy) of Oklahoma City, OK;
brothers Oscar E. Salley, Jr. of TX and Danny Salley of TN; sister, Edna Salley
Jennings of AR; grandchildren, Merrill Frances Kemp, Anna Carson Kemp, and Ella
Grace Shannon of Columbus, Laura Kathryn Salley and John Christopher Salley of
Siloam Springs, AR; JP Borgognoni of Clarksdale, Andy Borgognoni of Pell City,
AL, Melissa Borgognoni of Lambert, Jenni Borgognoni of Hattiesburg; Brian and
Evon Wolfe and Cierra and Virginia Johnson of OK; and four great grandchildren.
Pallbearers include: Christopher Lee Salley,
Whitman Bell, John Branning, Toby Lofton, John Mayo, and Truman Thompson. Honorary
pallbearers include: Michael O' Keefe, Jack Dodson, Ritchie Dickson, Andy Ray,
John Moore, Kenneth Denley, Sandy Stillions, Greg Hazelrig, Marty Gaddis, Barry
Murphy, Floyd Graham, and BJ Barrett. Please send memorials to: Meridian
District VIM Ramp Project, 6210 Highway 39 North, Meridian, MS 39305 or Heifer
Project International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203 or www.heifer.org.