Denise Joy Priest

November 25, 1957 - February 12, 2020

Ashland, MS - Denise Joy Priest, 62, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at her home in Ashland, MS. She was born on November 25, 1957, to Junior Alonzo and Joy Sims Priest in Mosinee, WI. Denise was a Homemaker. She loved to read, she was a gardener and loved the outdoors. Services will be at 7:00 PM, Thursday Evening , February 13, 2020, at McBride Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Donald Roberson officiating. Burial will follow the next day in Bluff Springs Cemetery in Ashland, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 5:00 PM until service time at 7:00 PM at McBride Funeral Home. Denise is survived by two daughters: Jessica Wilkerson (Randy) of Ashland, MS, Crystal Madru (Timothy, Sr) of Ashland, MS; one step-daughter: Becky Medina (Phil) of Como, MS; one son: Dana Lavender of Ashland, MS; one step-son: Earnest Allen Lavender, Jr. of Memphis, TN; one brother: Gary Priest of Jasper, GA; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother: Danny Priest; one sisters: Gayle Grieser and her husband, Kenny. Pallbearers will be Billy Marshall, Timothy Madru, Tim Alberson, Curtis Alberson, Allen Cook, Austin Swindle, Eric Miller, Chris Matthews, Opie Matthews; Honorary Pallbearer: Daniel Griffis Expressions of sympathy for the Priest family may be sent to: www.mcbridefuneralhome.com