Parker, Merdella

She received her nursing training at Hattiesburg Hospital, Hattiesburg,Mississippi, and graduated on 1 May 1909.
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She is buried at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, which is also known as theCrary Cemetery It is adjacent to the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church,founded by her grandfather, Reverend James Lazarus Bryars. Her headstonereads, "Just when we learned to love her most, God called her back toheaven."
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Just a note for you so you won''t look for something that isn''t there,Grandmother Merdella Parker Champion does not have any middle name, justMerdella. Granny was supposed to have read that name in a book about theCivil War. The book would have to have been written in the dark ages,since our Grandmother was born in 1889. (Email from Jeanie, 19 Jan 2005).
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From: Jeanie Wright [mailto:jeanie4jags@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, July11, 2009 5:36 PMTo: John ReedSubject: Re: Grandmother
Our Grandmother''s name was Merdella, only. She named our Mother, MargaretMerdella for her Mother (Granny) and herself. Mother reversed it for oursister and Merdella reversed it back for Margaret. Margaret didn''t useeither names for Lizzie, making Merdella very mad. Our Grandmother wascalled Deb for some reason by some people. Do not know why and there isno one to ask anymore. It was a nickname.I have heard from Aunt Gladysand some that knew her, she as very beautiful and I have thought the nameDeb maybe meant Debutante. Who knows? Mother told me that the nameMerdella came from a book Granny was reading about the Civil War. I havenever been able to find out anything about that. Jay has our Grandmotherlisted correctly. Love you. Jeanie
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