Ms. Anna Mitchell Byrd, affectionately known as RuRu, 80, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025.  She was born February 28, 1944 in Grenada to Travis Leroy and Ruthie Alberta Lance Mitchell.  Anna enjoyed a career spanning over 31 years with Scott Petroleum.  She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at McKibben & Guinn Funeral Service with Rev. Bobby Irvin and Rev. Eugene Heimbach officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mitchell Family Plot in the Smith Cemetery in Tallahatchie County.  The family will receive friends from noon until service time Wednesday at McKibben and Guinn.

Survivors include three daughters, Denise Bailey(Carl Marascalco) of Grenada, Debbie Irvin(Bobby) of Etta and Mary Helms(John) of Clearwater, FL; sister, Linda Jones of Greenwood; six grandchildren, Scotty Bailey of Holcomb, Hunter Irvin(Sydney) of Brentwood, TN, Lauren Smith(Brian) of Holcomb and Zack Helms of Clearwater, FL, Brady Helms of Orlando, FL and Avery Helms of Tampa, FL; four great-grandchildren, Abby Bailey, Ava Smith, Gavin Bailey and Hunt Smith.

She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Travis L. Mitchell, Jr. and James Oscar Mitchell.

Scotty Bailey, John Helms, Zack Helms, Hunter Irvin, Coy Jones, Carl Marascalco and Brian Smith will honor Anna by serving as pallbearers and carry her to rest in the Smith Cemetery.

The family wishes to express its sincere appreciation to Legacy Hospice for the exceptional care Anna received in her last days.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, ( 662-307-2694 ).