Mildred L. Honeycutt
August 16, 1932 - January 12, 2011
Mildred L. (Sissy) Honeycutt, 78, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 14, at OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Kacal officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 13, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard.
Sissy was born August 16, 1932 at Elm Mott to Everett Lee Ferrill and Nola Mae Hurst. She worked for 15 years for Owens Illinois Glass Co. Sissy married Charles Dwain Honeycutt on May 17, 1960 in Waco, and they celebrated their Fiftieth Anniversary last year. She became a homemaker and raised four children. She was a member of Beacon Hill Baptist Church. Sissy was especially proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lovingly called her Granny.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Jeffrey Lynn Honeycutt; five brothers and a sister.
Sissy is survived by her husband, Charles Dwain Honeycutt; a son, Larry Honeycutt and wife, Liz, of Uhland; two daughters, Lisa Johnson and husband, Dwayne of Hallsville, and Lori Honeycutt of Temple; grandsons, Trey Honeycutt of Corpus Christi, Brady Honeycutt and wife, Brandi of Mission, and Jaime Honeycutt of Uhland, Kevin Johnson and wife, Amanda, of Hallsville; granddaughter, Kari Finley and husband, Johnathan of Henderson; great-grandchildren, Kyle Johnson of Hallsville and Cooper Finley of Henderson; brother, Johnny Ferrill of Elm Mott; sisters, Mella Terry of Waco and Ruby Haddock of Moody; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
The family would like to thank Dr. Peter Yau and Dr. James Gilley, and the staff of Medical ICU at Hillcrest.