Memorial service held at Homochitto Association
Development Center
By Roscoe Barnes III
Chairman, Anne Moody History Project
Copyright © 2018
#AnneMoody
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Anne Moody passed on Feb. 5, 2015. Her memorial service was held
at this location in Gloster, Miss., on Feb. 14, 2015.
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The memorial service for
Anne Moody, noted author and civil rights pioneer, was held on Saturday, Feb.
14, 2015, at Homochitto Association Development Center (HADC) in Gloster, Miss.
HADC is located at 2753 Antioch Perkins Road in a rural section of the town in
southwest Mississippi.
HADC is named for the
Homochitto River. The word "Homochitto" is believed to be a Native
American name that means "Big Red River."
The center is 15 miles
from Centreville, Miss., where Anne grew up, and six to 12 miles (depending on the
route) from her home in Gloster. When she died on Feb. 5, 2015, she was under
the care of her sister, Adline Moody, who also lives in Gloster.
Anne’s remains were
cremated on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Arrangements were entrusted to Richardson Funeral Home of Clinton,
La.
As a child growing up in
Centreville, Anne and her family attended Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist
Church and Centreville Baptist Church, both in Centreville. But after her
passing, her family and friends paid their respects near her Gloster home at
HADC.
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Friends, family, and civil rights activists attended Anne Moody’s
memorial service here at the Homochitto Association Development Center in Gloster, Miss. |
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For more information:
Questions about the Anne Moody History Project may be directed to Roscoe Barnes III via
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on Anne Moody history and the on-going work of this community service project,
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