Trellie "TR" Reid Sledge Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Trellie Reid "TR" Sledge went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2022 at the age of 94. Mr. Sledge was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 1927 to Romer and Maisy McGregor Sledge. After serving his country in the United States Army as a medic/nurse in WWII, TR returned home in June of 1945 and married his sweetheart Bobbie Nell Morris. They moved to the Mississippi delta town of Clarksdale and raised four daughters. During that time Mr. Sledge worked as an engineer for the Wonder Bread Bakery. He was employed by Wonder Bread for 40 years and became chief engineer for the company. After retirement, TR and Bobbie Nell moved back to Pontotoc County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Nell Sledge, his parents, Romer and Maisy Sledge, his brother, Orien Sledge and his sister, Margie Sue Sledge Metts. He is survived by his four daughters, Glenda Saenz (Bert) of Houston, TX; Trellie Ann Goss (Billy), Beverly Johnson (Mark), all of Ridgetop, TN and Valerie Griffin (Jerry) of White House, TN. He is survived by 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Baldwin Memorial Funeral Home, 96 South Main Street, Pontotoc, MS on Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 10am until 12 noon. Funeral service will be held immediately following visitation at 12 noon at the funeral home. Funeral Home.Phone # (662)489-1522 Burial will be in Guinn Cemetery, Toccopola, MS with military honors. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO AUSTIN & BELL 533 Highway 76 White House, TN 37188 (615)672-5000 www.austinandbell.com

Trellie "TR" Reid Sledge

September 12, 1927 - February 22, 2022