Ada Christine Mullins McCarty

Ada Christine Mullins McCarty, 90, passed away peaceably at her home in Stringer, Mississippi on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 and joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015, at Edon Baptist Church. The funeral service will be at the church at 11 a.m. Saturday, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Dr. Robert Mullins, Rev. Andy Mullins, and Rev. Charles Mullins will officiate. Ada was born on April 4, 1925, the second of 7 children, the daughter of Dan Lee and Iris Mullins. She was raised in a devout Christian family in the Whitesand Community of Jeff Davis County, just outside of Prentiss. Ada attended Whitesand Baptist Church and made her perfusion of faith at the age of 12. She graduated from Mississippi College for Women in Columbus, MS, with a BS degree in Mathematics. While she was a student at the “W”, she met J. Edsel McCarty of Stringer, MS, who was an agriculture student at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. Ada and Edsel married in August of 1947 and began their marriage and career in Utica, MS where Ada taught Math and Edsel taught Agriculture at Utica High School. They moved from Utica, MS to Stringer, MS in 1955 and purchased their family farm in the Edon Community of Jasper, County, MS. In a lifetime as God’s servant, Ada was a teacher at heart, whether in the classroom or around the kitchen table. She taught Math in school classrooms, Sunday School in church, and GA’s in her home. She taught us many things by living a remarkable example before us. Ada ministered to many people in the community with home visits and food, as she was an outstanding cook. Ada passionately loved her Lord, her family, and her friends. She was an active member in her church, Edon Baptist Church, in Stringer, MS. She was an outstanding homemaker, an amazing mother, grandmother, and Granny Mac who was adored by her family, friends, and community. Ada’s sweet spirit showed through her beautiful blue eyes, warm smile and encouraging kind words. Ada is preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Christine Mullins, her husband J. Edsel McCarty, and by her brothers and sister; Dan Lee Mullins, L.M. Mullins, Ray Mullins, and Isabelle Bright. Ada is survived by her 4 children; daughter Mary McCarty Spencer and husband Steve, daughter, Ruth McCarty Ishee and husband Jim, son John E. McCarty, Jr. and wife Anne, daughter Sarah McCarty Prentice and husband Bruce. She also leaves behind eleven grandchildren; Christy Rylee, Jennifer Williams, Amanda Statham, Amy Prentice, Kenan Prentice, David Spencer, Anna Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Andrew McCarty, Matthew McCarty, and Amanda McCarty; and three great grandchildren; Tyler and Taylor Rylee, and Jason Statham. Ada McCarty will be remembered as a strong and courageous lady with a gentle heart and spirit. Her steady and kind Christian disposition was a testimony to all who knew her. Her favorite passage was Psalms 103 “ Bless the Lord O, my soul; and all that is within me, Bless His holy name…” Pallbearers will be Andrew McCarty, Matthew McCarty, Kenan Prentice, Tyler Rylee, Jason Statham, Danny Mullins, and Lee Sandifer. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.

Ada Christine Mullins McCarty

April 4, 1925 - September 2, 2015