Mrs. Elva Mayse, 92, of Troy died 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at The Etheridge House in Union City.

Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Bobby Stewart will officiate. Burial will follow in Elbridge Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of services Thursday.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to The American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231.

Mrs. Mayse was born September 3, 1920, in Obion County, daughter of the late Frank and Ida Elizabeth (Majors) James. She married Lester Brown Mayse January 29, 1938. He died August 29, 1960. Ms. Elva had been employed at the former Troy Manufacturing and was a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Troy.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty and Homer Orr of Troy and Norma and Johnny Cherry of Millington; three sons and four daughters-in-law, James and Marilene Mayse of Dresden, Buryl and Joan Mayse of Millington, Glenn and Janis Mayse of Martin and Virginia Mayse of Troy; her sister, Aileen Dunn of Dyersburg, ten grandchildren, Ricky Orr and Michael Mayse both of Troy, Steven Orr of Gadsden, Alabama, Jean Lovell of Millington, David Mayse of Obion, Stacey Mayse of Colorado, Jason Mayse of Memphis, Brandon Mayse of Martin, Bradley Mayse of Dresden and Tiffany Crews of Union City; fifteen great grandchildren; and seven great great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Bobby Mayse; her grandson, Ronnie Mayse; her step grandson, Shannon Stepp; her great granddaughter, Stevie Grace Orr; her sister, Ruby Mosley; and four brothers, Robert James, Henry Thomas James, Harry James and Leonard James.

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