Mrs. Jessie Mae Rhodes, age 89, died Wednesday evening, April 29, 2015, at her home in Brookhaven. Services for Mrs. Rhodes were held on Wednesday, April 29, at Spring Hill MB Church. Pastor Roy L. Thompson officiated. Interment was in the Spring Hill Church Cemetery, with Laird Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Rhodes was the daughter of the late Bruce Rhodes and the late Lucille Wilks Rhodes of rural Jefferson Davis County. At an early age, she joined the Spring Hill MB Church, and remained a member until she moved to Ruth, MS, where she spent much of her adult life. Mrs. Rhodes was reared and educated in the Jefferson Davis County area, prior to moving to Ruth.

Ms. Rhodes married the late John Haynes and to this union one daughter was born and preceded her in death. After relocating back to the Silver Creek area, Mrs. Rhodes was forced by the Highway 84 four-lane expansion to move to a home in Brookhaven, where she spent the remainder of her golden years.

Mrs. Rhodes’ survivors include a number of nieces, nephews, caregivers, Joyce Smith, Victor Porter, Gerald smith, all of Brookhaven; and cousins, Martha Hooker, Emily Hooker and John Hooker, all of Prentiss; and a host of other relatives and friends.