Mrs. Laurie Rushing Sisco, 83, a longtime resident of Bogue Chitto, died February 2, 2013 at Southwest MS Regional Medical Center, McComb. She was born in Brookhaven on February 8, 1929 to the late Luther Rushing and Lula Smith Rushing.
Mrs. Sisco was a homemaker and member of Gum Grove Baptist Church of Brookhaven and was a resident at Camellia Estates of McComb for 8 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Marvie Sisco; and one brother.

Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 from 5 pm until 8pm at Brookhaven Funeral Home, 894 Natchez Drive location, Brookhaven. Funeral service will be at Gum Grove Baptist Church, Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 11:00 a.m. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Sisco is survived by one son: Jerry Sisco and his wife Janie of Bogue Chitto; her daughter, Sylvia Strahan and her husband Bo of Lake St. John, LA; 10 grandchildren, Rebecca Hodge and husband Bob, Kathy Smith & husband Eric, Kevin Laird, Ryan Strahan and wife Liz, Josh Strahan and wife Christy, Bowen Strahan and wife Jenny, Benji Sisco and wife Donna Jo; Jamie Sisco and wife Rebecca, Joe Dan Leggett and wife Stacy and Jana Moak and husband Shane.
She is also survived by 13 great grandchildren; five sisters, Lena Smith, Betty Hughes, Frances Mullins, Patsy Nations and Dianne Little; three brothers, Versie Rushing, Donald Ray Rushing and Decatur Rushing; one aunt, Mildred Brown; two sisters-in-law, Mary Gill and Eula Nunnery; and two brothers-in-law, Walter Sisco and Earl Sisco.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of choice.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brookhaven Funeral Home, 894 Natchez Drive, Brookhaven, MS.