Mary Elizabeth Wells Pulliam, 91, of Laurel, MS passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the Comfort Care Nursing Center in Laurel, Mississippi. She was born Thursday, July 14, 1932 in Ellisville, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM at Ellisville Funeral Home on 1204 B Ave, Ellisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. The burial will take place at Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery on Graves Rd. Bro. Gene Douglas will officiate. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 601-477-3797

Mary loved life and never met a stranger. If you knew Mary, you loved her. She had the sweetest voice that anyone who knew her could easily recognize. Mary also loved her family deeply. Many people would know her from her work as a sales associate at Roses department store where she was employed for over twenty years. Mary was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Pulliam; daughter, Rhonda Pezikian; parents, Grady and Margie Wells; brother, Billy Wells.

Survivors include her sons, Ricky Pulliam (Cindy) and Anthony Pulliam; daughter, Myra Nichols; son-in-law, Rick Pezikian; grandsons, Chris Nichols (Amanda) and Matthew Pulliam (Angie); granddaughters, Carly Moffett (Rashad), Priscilla Fletcher (Joey), Mandy Walters and Melanie Davis (Matt); and eleven great grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Don Pulliam, Joey Fletcher, Chris Nichols, Rashad Moffett, Danny Ray Robertson, and Matthew Pulliam.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.ellisvillefuneralhome.com