Vernell Phipps Moreland, 90, of Tifton passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A family graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Moreland at a later date at Tift Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Joshua Bennett will officiate.
Born September 27, 1928 in Gordon County, Mrs. Moreland was the daughter of the late Ernest Phipps and Bessie Gravitt Phipps. She was also preceded in death by her husband, J. D. Moreland, who passed away in 2014; and one son, Michael Scott Moreland, who passed away in 2017. J. D. and Vernell would have been married 70 years on October 16, 2018. She was a homemaker and owned Nell’s Nursery and Day Care in Calhoun, Georgia. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Calhoun. She enjoyed camping all over the United States with her husband. She also enjoyed her grandchildren, sweets and, most of all, laughing. She had a great sense of humor.
Mrs. Moreland is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Phillip Miles and Jaquetta Moreland of Morrison, Tennessee; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl Patricia and Bobby Blackstock of Calhoun and Pam and Del Taylor of Tifton; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Moreland of Westmoreland, New Hampshire; five grandchildren, Timothy Moreland, DeAnn Taylor, Nicole Taylor, Drake Moreland and Duncan Moreland; two great-granddaughters, Rosie Moreland and Lily Moreland; two step-grandchildren, Billy Shae and Wendy Spooner; and two step great-grandchildren, Taylor Spooner and Liam Shae.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Legacy Village for their loving care of Mrs. Moreland.