Sylester Dickey House, age 92, died on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Landmark of Desoto Nursing Home. She was born in Water Valley, MS on January 31, 1919 to the late Jesse and Ada Tacker Dickey. Sylester was a member of Mt. Liberty Baptist Church in Water Valley, MS. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking and gardening. She dearly loved her family and grandchildren.
Visitation will begin Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 2 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. Funeral Services will follow at 3 PM with Bro. Payton Meeks officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Joey House, Jeff House, Russell House, Elton House, Clarence House and Frank Webb serving as pallbearers.
Sylester is survived by two daughters, Anne Cowans (Jerry) and Mary Jean House both of Southaven, MS; her sons, Cecil House (Betty) of Lake Cormorant, MS, Elton House (Nina) and Jerry House (Gwen) both of Hernando, MS; and she was blessed with three generations of grandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Austin House and a daughter, Betty Langston.