Mrs. Virginia Blakely Rocha, 96, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at The Blake in Oxford, a Senior living community in Oxford, Mississippi.

Mrs. Rocha is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Rocha and by her parents, Shed H. Blakely and Lena Bell Collins Blakely of Red Hill; and her sister, Vivian Dixon and brother Terrell Blakely, both of Red Hill.  She was also preceded in death by her second husband, CJ (Bill) Thompson.

She is survived by her children, Rodney Rocha of Fayetteville, Georgia, Ricky Rocha of Ridgeland, Mississippi and Randy Rocha and wife Shannon of Germantown, Tennessee; and nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Mamie Bell Fowler and Yvonna Threadgill of Red Hill and brothers, Joe Max Blakely of Gore Springs and Jack Blakely of Red Hill.  She was blessed by having many loving cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

Mrs. Rocha was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi and lived some of her earlier years in Jackson, Mississippi, Los Angeles, California and Atwood, Illinois.   She settled into her loving home and flower gardens in beautiful Red Hill, Mississippi.

She worked for many years at the Hosiery Mill (Pennaco Hosiery), Grenada Office Supplies and retired from working at Arnold's Furniture Store in Grenada, Mississippi, where she never met a stranger.

Mrs. Rocha was a member of the Gore Springs Methodist Church.  She first joined the faith, as a small child, loving to go to the Mars Hill Methodist Church with her grandmother Anna Bet Collins of Duck Hill.

She loved her homeplace in Red Hill and spent many hours working in the yard with her flowers, feeding her birds and watching and waiting for her beautiful crepe myrtles to bloom.

The family is having a private funeral service that will be held in the Chapel of the McKibben and Guinn Funeral with Rev. Rick Shepherd of Grace Methodist Church officiating.  Burial and a brief memorial service will be held Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Mars Hill Cemetery near Sweatman, Mississippi beginning at 3:30pm.

If desired, memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation

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).