Royonda M Willingham

Royonda Michelle Willingham, affectionately known as Poolie, was born October 3, 1972. Poolie was the perfect bundle of joy and was the last child born to Howard Lynn Willingham and Irene O. Willingham Poolie brought so much joy into their lives and that joy spread to the many lives that she touched thereafter. Poolie received her formal education in the Oxford School district and graduated with the Oxford High School "Class of 1994." 

Being raised in a Christian home, Poolie learned about Jesus and accepted Christ as her personal savior at an early age at Clear Creek M.B. Church in Oxford, Mississippi where she joined the choir and she loved singing in the choir and was an active member of Clear Creek M.B. Church until her health begin to decline. Poolie also loved to dance, and spend time with her family and she assisted with helping raise her nieces and nephews. 

On Tuesday, June 24, 2005, while at Baptist Memorial Hospital/NM, Poolie's physical body succumbed to the forces of this earthly life and she obeyed the will of God and went home to be at rest. Royonda is preceded in death by her father: Howard L. Willingham; her maternal and paternal grandparents and a host of other relatives.

"Poolie" will be missed and lovingly remembered by her mother: Irene Willingham of Oxford MS; her siblings: Edith Willingham of Oxford MS, Shelia Swinney of Chicago IL, Robert Orange of Dickson TN, Azzie R. (Michael) Friends of Indianapolis IN, and Walter L. (Dandy) Campbell, of Oxford MS; Nieces: Keetra O. (Brian) Johnson of Hernando MS, Shakebe N. (Romello) Bonner-Miles of Oxford MS, Kenya B. Bonner of Houston TX, Latesha L. Robinson, Indianapolis, IN;  Precious K. Hunt of Oxford MS, Angel Wallace of Cordova TN, Deonna Orange of Atlanta GA, Christy (Derek) Campbell of Burleson TX, Allison Campbell of Senatobia MS; and nephew: Walter (Kamisha) Campbell, Jr., of Denton TX . She also leaves a host of great nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends who will lovingly remember her.

Please keep the Willingham family lifted in prayer