Juanita Faye Bullard, 84, of Greenville, formerly of Pittsburg, Texas, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in Legend Healthcare. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Piney Grove Baptist Church, near Pittsburg, under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, with Rev. Walter Allen officiating. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, 10:00 AM until service time at the church.
Mrs. Bullard was born in Puduca, Texas on June 18, 1926. She was the daughter of Otis Nelson and Nellie Rayburn Nelson. In April, 1946, she married Virgil Roy Bullard in Pittsburg. She was a retired seamstress from Braniff Airlines and presently a member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville.
She is survived by her husband, Virgil Roy Bullard; son, Donald Ray Bullard and wife, Kathy; brothers, Charlie Nelson and Mark Nelson; sisters, Juniece Dunavant and Vita Taylor; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers, J. O. Nelson, Cleo Nelson and Lee Nelson; and sister, Bert Ramey.
Pallbearers will be Lance Banks, David Crane, Tyler DeGarso, Jeff Maack, Rodney Spradling, and Terry Wooten.
Friends are welcome to come by the funeral home to view and register for Mrs. Bullard.
