Nova Joe Roebuck Tackett
November 10, 1925 — July 7, 2012
Send a Gift
Past Services
Visitation
Service
Nova Joe Roebuck Tackett
Nettleton – Nova Jo Roebuck Tackett, 86, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Born November 10, 1925 in Nettleton, she was the daughter of the late Loyd and Ruby Blake Roebuck.
Mrs. Roebuck grew up in the Cason Community and attended Pine Grove School where she played basketball. She married Jessie Lee Tackett, who preceded her in death in 2005. She worked at Amory Garment Company until her retirement. She was a faithful member of her community attending “The Gathering” at Carolina Methodist Church each month and was faithful to her church, Cason Baptist where she was a member of the Senior Citizen Group. She loved her Lord, family and everyone always thinking of others before herself. Enjoying the beauty life she watched the birds, her dog ‘BooBoo’ and her adopted dog, ‘Jack’. Especially enjoying the mountains, Nova always said she had never seen an ugly tree. Nova loved going on picnics, outdoor outings and Old Time Gospel Music. She enjoyed visiting with friends, gardening, working in her flower beds and collecting bears.
Survivors include her sons, Billy Joe Tackett and Tim Tackett both of Amory; sisters, Juanita Christian of Amory and Katherine Duckett of Tupelo; four nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and her twin brother.
A Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 am Monday, July 9, 2012 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro Tommy Whaley, Bro Shane Crawford and Bro, Mike Hunter. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Phil Burks, Mike Baggett, Canaan Griffin, Mike West, John Mabry, Rickey Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Roberts, Herchel Hood, Charles Pierce, James Dykes, Barry Thrasher, Kenneth Swan, Johnny Brown, Bimbo Griffin, and friends of TEPA in Tupelo and Fulton
Visitation will continue until time for the service to begin.
Memorials may be sent to Cason Baptist Church 30018 Cason Rd, Amory MS 38821 or Gathering Fund , Carolina Methodist Church , 3384 Carolina Road, Nettleton, MS 38858
Mrs. Roebuck grew up in the Cason Community and attended Pine Grove School where she played basketball. She married Jessie Lee Tackett, who preceded her in death in 2005. She worked at Amory Garment Company until her retirement. She was a faithful member of her community attending “The Gathering” at Carolina Methodist Church each month and was faithful to her church, Cason Baptist where she was a member of the Senior Citizen Group. She loved her Lord, family and everyone always thinking of others before herself. Enjoying the beauty life she watched the birds, her dog ‘BooBoo’ and her adopted dog, ‘Jack’. Especially enjoying the mountains, Nova always said she had never seen an ugly tree. Nova loved going on picnics, outdoor outings and Old Time Gospel Music. She enjoyed visiting with friends, gardening, working in her flower beds and collecting bears.
Survivors include her sons, Billy Joe Tackett and Tim Tackett both of Amory; sisters, Juanita Christian of Amory and Katherine Duckett of Tupelo; four nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and her twin brother.
A Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 am Monday, July 9, 2012 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Bro Tommy Whaley, Bro Shane Crawford and Bro, Mike Hunter. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Phil Burks, Mike Baggett, Canaan Griffin, Mike West, John Mabry, Rickey Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Roberts, Herchel Hood, Charles Pierce, James Dykes, Barry Thrasher, Kenneth Swan, Johnny Brown, Bimbo Griffin, and friends of TEPA in Tupelo and Fulton
Visitation will continue until time for the service to begin.
Memorials may be sent to Cason Baptist Church 30018 Cason Rd, Amory MS 38821 or Gathering Fund , Carolina Methodist Church , 3384 Carolina Road, Nettleton, MS 38858
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nova Joe Roebuck Tackett, please visit our flower store.
Past Services
Visitation
Sunday, July 8, 2012
5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
E.E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory
Service
Monday, July 9, 2012
Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
E.E. Pickle Funeral Home, Amory
Photo Gallery
Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
