Mary Hammons McCorkle, age 108 of Ruston, Louisiana passed away on May 1, 2021 after a brief illness. Graveside services will be held on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rev. Paul Watts will officiate under the directions of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.
Mrs. McCorkle was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; William Sylvanus Hammons and Pearl Roach Hammons and her husband James Hillman McCorkle.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Martha MacDonald of Freeport, TX., and Mary Carolyn McCorkle of Ruston, LA., her grandchildren: Elizabeth MacDonald of Denton, TX., Shelby MacDonald-Lin of Vacouver, Canada, Anna MacDonald of Denton, TX. One great-granddaughter: Rachel MacDonald-Lin also from Vancouver, Canada.
Memorials may be sent to Emmanuel Baptist Church or Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.