Funeral services for Mrs. Oredian Wilkerson Pride "Bo" Cranmore, age 82, of Carthage, TX, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2011, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steven Hill, Dr. J.B. Morris, and Rev. Danny Carter officiating. Interment will follow in Walton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cranmore passed away on Thursday night, July 21, 2011, in Carthage.

Hilliard Oredian Wilkerson
Pride "Bo" Cranmore was born on March 6, 1929, in Gary, TX to Eugene S. and Eunice Mims Wilkerson. She married Bryan R. Pride on June 6, 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 10, 1980. On May 11, 1981, she married Virgil Nelson Cranmore and he preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 2008. She worked as a regional manager for Field Enterprises Education Corporation until her retirement. Mrs. Cranmore was a member and past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star #747, member of the V.F.W. Post #5620, and member of the American Legion Post #353. She lived her lifetime in Panola County and was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Howard, James, and Eddie Wilkerson; two sisters, Avis Wilkerson and Gladys Miller; one niece, Jean Stanley; and one nephew, Greg Frizzell.

Mrs. Cranmore is survived by six children, Ricky Pride and wife Sherry and Eddie Pride all of Carthage, Lisa Powell and husband Mickey of Batesville, Arkansas, Matt Cranmore and wife Cheri and Sheila Morrison and husband Jared all of Florence, Mississippi, and Pat Browning and wife Perri of Carthage; four sisters, Olgie Stephenson, Marie Shires, Robbie Frizzell and husband Jack, and Margaret Wilkerson; sister-in-law, Delores Wilkerson; eleven grandchildren, Bryan Pride and wife Anissa of Carthage, Jamie Deville and husband Shane of Carthage, Trent Pride and wife Nikki of College Station, Tye Pride and wife April of Carthage, Jessica Pride of Carthage, Jackson Joy of Florida, Lacy Grambort and husband Dan of Longview, Megan Smith and husband James of Florence, Shelby Cranmore of Florence, Derek McAllister and wife Dana of Carthage, and Clint McAlister of Florence; and eight great-grandchildren, Rope, Rider, and Savannah Pride, Tucker and Cole Deville, and Bailey, Brynne, and Braxton Jordan. Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many friends also survive Mrs. Cranmore.

Serving as pallbearers are Bryan Pride, Shane Deville, Trent Pride, Tye Pride, Rope Pride, and Rider Pride. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Derek McAlister, Clint McAlister, Jackson Joy, Tucker Deville, and Cole Deville.

If desired, memorials may be made to Ebenezer U.M.C., c/o Mrs. Laverne Wall, P.O. Box 622, Carthage, TX 75633.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.