Jan. 28, 1938 – Aug. 28, 2019

VIDALIA– Services for Winifred Louise “Sue” Ferry Lowery, 81, of Vidalia, who died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, at her residence, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Laird Funeral Home Chapel.   
Burial will follow at Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Sunday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Lowery was born Jan. 28, 1938, in Natchez, the daughter of Charlie Albert and Beatrice Topper Ferry.
Mrs. Lowery loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and her many dear friends. She loved the Lord, attended Bible studies and taught Sunday school for 15 years.  She was an avid reader and shared a passion for reading with her oldest brother, Charlie, — they exchanged books often.  She loved people and never met a stranger.
Mrs. Lowery was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack Lowery; two brothers, Charlie Albert Ferry and Lawrence Ferry; two sisters, Sarah Kimball and Josephine Krachla; two great-great-grandchildren, Luther Anderson Morace and Brody Lee Mulvihill; and four nephews, Ricky McCurdy, Lawrence “Bo” Ferry Jr., Terry Dunn and Sam Ferry Jr.
Survivors include three children, Cheryl “Snookie” Sloan Mulvihill and husband, Bobby, and Stephen Bryan Sloan and wife, Tonya, all of Vidalia, and Daryl Anderson ”Andy” Sloan and wife, Gail, of Pineville, Louisiana; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Naff, Jennifer Naff, Stacia Mulvihill, Duran Sloan, Seth Sloan, Stephen B. Sloan Jr., Ethan Melton and Sara Melton; 10 great-grandchildren, Sela Naff, Maddie Naff, Taegan Kenney, Tommie Jean Wagley, Kolbee Kenney, Landon Sloan, Weston Partridge and Hadley Partridge; six siblings, Mary Anne Dunn, Lillian McCurdy, Beatrice Barnes, David Ferry, Sam Ferry and Mike Ferry; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Duran Sloan, Seth Sloan, Stephen Sloan Jr., Robert Kimball, Billy Kimball, Chris McCurdy, Lewis McCurdy and Sela Naff.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Naff and Jennifer Naff.
Special thanks to Encompass Health, Promise Hospital, Jennifer Naff, Penny Crain and Cindy Fisher.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Natchez Children’s Home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at lairdfh.com.