ROLLING FORK, Mississippi - Funeral services for Melissa Estelle Brown Pierce, 64, of Rolling Fork was held Thursday, March 30, 2023 at New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Greenville, Mississippi. She died in a tragic disaster (tornado) along with her husband, Lonnie in Rolling Fork on Friday, March 24, 2023. Burial was in Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork, Mississippi under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
She was born on December 5, 1958 in Savannah, Tennessee moving to Rolling Fork at an early age where she attended school. She was employed with the prison in Issaquena County and Deer Creek Baptist Church.
She loved spending time with family, loved taking family photos, and always loved helping others, volunteering and cooking.
She is survived by daughter, Christy Phillips (Donavon) of Morton, Mississippi; sons, David Brown of Tallulah, LA, Dale Pierce (Leah) of Danville, VA and Rodney Pierce (Tasha) of Hollandale, Mississippi; sisters, Sue Foster, Kathleen McDaniel and Faye Livingston; brothers, Billy Ray Brown, James Brown and Author Brown; grandchildren, Colby Phillips, Finnlee Brown, Gage Saulter, Aiden Pierce, Madeline Brumfield, and Katie Pierce and a host of nieces and nephews.
