Mrs. Mary Gresham "Sis" Portwood
February 27, 1943 - August 20, 2017
Mrs. Mary Gresham “Sis” Portwood, 74, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017, Flomaton, Alabama. Mrs. Portwood was a native and life long resident of Flomaton, AL. Mrs. Portwood was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She worked for Vanity Fair for 27 years and she was of the Holiness Faith. She is preceded in death by son, Darrell James Howington, parents and five brothers. She is survived by her two sons, James A. Howington, Jr. of Nevada and Michael Todd Howington of Milton, FL; one daughter, Brenda Lee Tobey of Saco, Maine; two brothers, Huey Cleveland Gresham of Georgia and Ronald Wayne Gresham of Mississippi; four sisters, Marie Peebles of Flomaton, AL, Caroyln Smith of Byrneville, FL, Rosa Lee Lambeth of Flomaton, AL and Frances Louise Warren of Kerns, TX; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 12:00 Noon at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Donnis Bowman officiating. Burial will follow at the Traveler’s Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home. Pallbearers will Wade Pittman, Dan Bruan, Dwayne Gresham, Luke Peebles, Brian Peebles, B.J. Thompson and Donald Gresham. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Diabetes Foundation. Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.
Mrs. Mary Gresham “Sis” Portwood, 74, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017, Flomaton, Alabama. Mrs. Portwood was a native and life long resident of Flomaton, AL. Mrs. Portwood was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.... View Obituary & Service Information