Gracie Derryberry Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 20, 2021, at the age of 93, Gracie Derryberry of Lonoke, Arkansas passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gracie Derryberry to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her friend Maw; her aunt Cat; her parents, Walter Staggs and Wilma Staggs; her husband Joe Derryberry; her son Joey Derryberry; her sons-in-law, Dwight Pettit and Charlie Mahoney; her brother Bill Staggs; her daughters, Jessie High (Samuel), Nancy Mahoney of Lonoke and Vicki Pettit of Pensacola, FL; her brother Ronnie Staggs of Jackson, TN; her grandchildren, Melissa Simpson (Kevin) of Cabot, Sammy High of Little Rock, Brian Mahoney of Sherwood and Greg Pettit (Amanda) of Pensacola, FL; and her great grandchildren, Hannah Simpson of Little Rock, Wade Simpson of Jonesboro, Emily Clay (Eric) of Sherwood, Peyton Lewis (Mitch) of Carlisle, Paxton Hitchings of Carlisle, Grayson and Lexa Pettit of Pensacola, FL. She was also cherished by three great-great grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
The family requests that masks be worn by those who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Catherine's memory to the Arkansas Alzheimer's Association at alz.org/Arkansas.
