Fallen Hero: COL(Ret) Rebecca Blocker Wade

Brandon


Funeral Home


Visitation

Monday, March 21, 2022 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at Brandon Baptist Church

Service

Monday, March 21, 2022, 11:00 am at Brandon Baptist Church. A graveside service will be at 2:00 pm in Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery in Madison, MS.


Obituary

Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard

In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.

Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on March 18, 2022, and moved on to his heavenly home. COL(Ret) Rebecca Blocker Wade, age 76, a retired member of the MS Army National Guard who had served within the 134th CSH, 213th Medical Brigade and HQ STARC(-), has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord.

It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.

Rest in Peace Soldier. We applaud your patriotism and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, this country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.

Obituary, visitation and service details: Brandon – Rebecca Blocker Wade, 76, of Brandon, passed away on March 18, 2022 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS.

Rebecca was born on May 28, 1945 to the late Clarence and Violet Ward Blocker in Edinburg, MS. She served 27 years with the Army National Guard and graduated from the University School of Nursing where she was a member of the University School of Nursing Alumni Association and she was a member of Sigma Theta Tau, a National Nursing Honor Society. She was employed by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Hospital.
Rebecca is survived by her husband Samuel J. Bryan Wade, Jr.; sisters, Beverly Malone and Joan Sanders, and brothers, Clarence Blocker and Carl Blocker.

In addition to her parents, Rebecca is preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carnot Blocker and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ward.

Visitation will be held Monday, March 21, 2022 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at Brandon Baptist Church with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 am in the church sanctuary. A graveside service will be at 2:00 pm in Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery in Madison, MS.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be made to Brandon Baptist Church Building Fund, 100 Brandon Baptist Dr. Brandon, MS 39042 or UMMC School of Nursing.