Elaine Appleton

Elaine Whitehurst Appleton, 71, passed away at her home in Saucier, MS on August 4th, 2016. Funeral services for Ms. Appleton will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with to follow in Cold springs Cemetery near Sardis, MS. The family will begin receiving friends at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday prior to the service. Elaine was born March 5, 1945 in Andalusia, AL to the late Huey G. and Della Myrtle Radford Whitehurst. She retired from the Frito Lay Company and later went on to become a Certified Nurses Assistant. Elaine enjoyed many activities outside of the work place. She loved being outdoors and fishing, and also enjoyed playing Bingo. Most of all, she loved playing with her grandchildren. Elaine is survived by her three daughters, Cynthia Elaine Higdon of Saucier, MS, Caralene Appleton Meadows of Sardis, MS, Amber Lynn Jackson of Andalusia, AL; son, Casey Easley of Denham Springs, LA; sister, Betty Haroldson of Andalusia, AL; two brothers, James Whitehurst of Dozier, AL, Joe Whitehurst of Andalusia, AL; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, William Brooks Appleton and a son, Jamie Skipper Easley.