Bobbie Sue grew up in Murray County. She attended elementary school in Sulphur, prior to attending junior high and high school in Davis. After graduating from Davis High School, Class of 1978, she married Robert Sledd and spent a brief time in southern California, prior to returning to Sulphur.

Bobbie Sue worked in several career fields. As a people person, she had the ability to always make others feel happy and loved. She had a heart for helping others and was always ready and willing to help anyone when needed. Bobbie Sue loved life and her joyous spirit made it easy to love her in return.

Her great-grandson, Mylo, made her world go around. Their time together was never enough. They loved going to the park and playing for hours on end. He was her cherished treasure in life. Just prior to her passing, Bobbie Sue was also blessed to meet her first great-granddaughter, Harmony.

Bobbie Sue also loved her “Golden Girls” friends, Dawn, LaDonna and Linda Loo. The four of them had a bond woven together by a lifetime of memories. She loved her girls almost as much as a good shuffleboard game.

The most important thing about Bobbie Sue Sledd was her love for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She believed with her whole heart that He was the Son of God, that He died for her sins, and because of her faith in Him, she would spend eternity in heaven.

Survivors include her daughter, April Sledd; granddaughter, Destiny Berryhill; grandson, Dylan Berryhill; great-grandson, Mylo; great-granddaughter, Harmony; her companion, Kenneth Parrott; aunt, Annette Bratcher; cousin, Dawn Stanford; her best friend, La-Donna Kirby; as well as her adopted Dodson family members, Sophia Thompson, Shelly Herrera and Shawn Dodson.

In addition to her parents, Bobbie Sue was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Parrott, Jr; two brother, Johnny, and Jimmy Woods; as well as adopted parents, Tommy and Rose Mary Dodson, and adopted sisters Sandra Dodson and Sonya Loper.

Details regarding Bobbie Sue’s celebration of life will be announced in the near future.