Mrs. Elsie Lorene Kendall, 74, of Batesville, MS, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Diversicare Nursing Home in Southaven, MS.

Mrs. Kendall was born on March 4, 1943, in Yalobusha County, MS, to The Late Ruby Gross McCullar and Earl McCullar. She was a long-time member of the Batesville Church of Christ. Remembered as a kind and loving mother, sister, and grandmother, she will be deeply missed by those who knew her.

She leaves behind her loving family including her sons, Randy Kendall (Sandra) of Southaven, MS and Ricky Kendall of Bartlett, TN; two sisters, Louise Smith of Batesville, MS and Peggy Guest of Winona, MS; seven grandchildren, Preston Wade Kendall, Brady Alden Kendall, Grayson Samuel Kendall, Wesley Boone Kendall, Reid Nathaniel Kendall, Kevin Clay Franklin, and Shannon Glenn Franklin; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Annie Hughes; and three brothers, Jacob Lamar McCullar, Jerry Martin McCullar, and D.L. McCullar.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at 2pm in the chapel of Dickins Funeral Home with Bro. Michael Bates officiating. Interment will follow in Lovejoy Cemetery in Courtland. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Sunday from 12pm until service time at 2pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Batesville Church of Christ, 120 Eureka St., Batesville, MS 39606.

Dickins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.