Lassie Mae "Nanny" Anthony

Lassie Mae “Nanny” Anthony, 73, resident of Falkner, passed away unexpectedly at her home, on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

Funeral Services honoring the life of Nanny will be at 3 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in the Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Teddy Cornelius officiating. Visitation will be from 11 AM to 3 PM, Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Ripley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Anthony was born September 26, 1951, in Ripley, to the late William “Buck” Brown and Veler Pauline Null. She was employed as a hairdresser for thirty-eight years and had been retired for nineteen years.  A Christian, she loved all flowers, thrift stores, shopping, and mowing her yard to which she was adamant that no one else mow it.  Anytime anyone came to her house, she would make sure they were fed and never left hungry.  Nanny will be missed dearly by everyone that knew and loved her.

Survivors include one son, Bobby Kenneth Manley (special friend, Delane Rocco) of Walnut, one special granddaughter, Hillary Manley Clemmer (Tyler) of Ripley, two sisters, Jamie Sue Pace and Diane Gillard, two stepchildren Sammy and Ricky Anthony, her two very best friends, Judy Vankovsky and Debbie Stewart and her great-grand dog, Hazel.   

Mrs. Anthony is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Anthony, one sister, Shirley Jean Spires, one brother, Danny William Brown, and one stepdaughter, Frances Denise Anthony.

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