Vivian Louise Vandevender

Mrs. Vivian L. Vandevender, 90, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her residence. Funeral service will be held Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Cockrell Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Jackson Field Cemetery in Preston, MS. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. www.cockrellfuneralhome.com .

Mrs. Vandevender was born on March 2, 1926 in Bay Springs, MS to the late A.G. and Lavada Grace Burrage. She attended Meehan School and later moved to Meridian, MS where she lived for thirty years.
In 1956, she moved to Macon, MS where she lived the remainder of her life. Vivian worked for the Cal Jac factory and Macon Laundry for a couple years before becoming a homemaker. Her hobbies included sewing and music. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters; Irene Flock and Eudora Salorna.

Mrs. Vandevender is survived by her husband: Elvin Vandevender of Macon, MS and her brother:
Carroll Burrage of Houston, TX.