Nannie Belle Heidel Papizan

Helen Eleanor Papizan Penn -  (1928-2010) -  b. Copiah Co MS. Lived and buried in Ridgeland, Madison County, MS.

Wilmer Ray Papizan -  (1929 -1998 ) b. Copiah Co MS. Married to Alice Ruth Long (1926-  ). Lived in Cook County IL; Death listed as in Des Plaines, IL. on December 3, 1998.

Joyce Papizan  - (1934-2019) b. Copiah County MS. Married to George Moeller. Lived in Copiah County. Died on September 24, 2019.

Gerald G. Papizan -   (1935 -2015 ) b. Copiah Co MS. Married to Anita Nelson. Lived in Buchanan County MO. Listed as died in St. Joseph, MO on November 28, 2015.

Ronnie Ambert Papizan -  (1938-2015) b. Copiah Co MS. Lived in Colorado for many years. Listed as died in Killen, Alabama on October 24, 2015.

Anna Coleen Papizan - (1940-2001 ) b. Copiah Co MS. She died on March 17, 2001.

Eunice Marie (Nookie) Papizan Barnes -  (1942-2012) b. Copiah Co MS. Married to Buddy Barnes. Lived in Georgia mostly. She died on August 6, 2012 in Perry, Georgia. I was able to attend her funeral. Many of the photos we are lucky to have came from photos I took of her collection.  

Patricia Elaine (Bunny) Papizan McDonald Bryant Barnes -  (1944-  ) b. Copiah Co MS. "Nana" as we call her has mostly in Missouri. Married Larry McDonald who died of luekemia in 1978. She then remarried twice. Her third husband is Richard Barnes and they have been married for 14 years as of 2021. 

Brenda Sue Papizan Myers -  (1945-2010) b. Copiah Co MS. She married Billy Myers and they lived in Jackson MS as long as I can remember.  She gave Sam her first chicken bone to chew on when she was teething. She and Billy should have their own comedy show.  She died on September 4, 2010. 

Russell Wayne Papizan -   (1947-  ). b. Copiah Co MS. He is a geologist and traveled quite a bit but called Crystal Springs home I think.  To me, as a kid, he was the richest and smartest man I knew (the pipe probably helped that image LOL).

James Leslie (Jimmy) Papizan -  (1948-  ) b. Copiah Co MS. Uncle Jimmy has lived in MS including Crystal Springs. He was the youngest and the fun uncle. He spent time at Grandma's, so we all kind of grew up with him. 

Born on January 15 in Copiah County MS to William and Ella Heidel.

Her sister Cora Heidel was born when she was 4-5 years old.

10 years old. Lived on Gatesville Road in East Crystal Springs, Copiah County MS in 1920 census. She was attending school and could read and write English. Both her mother and father are listed as being born in MS. 

20 years old. Lived in Crystal Springs, Copiah County MS during the 1930 census. They had "roomers" - the Mohon family, listed below.  See Wilmer Papizan for more info. Wilmer was listed as Head of Household. They also lived near the Ora Papizan (with a "z") family.

30 years old. Lived in Crystal Springs, Copiah County MS during the 1940 census. See Wilmer Papizan for more info.

At some point in 1940 or shortly thereafter, Nannie's father, William D Heidel died. Note that William D. is also listed as Hidle in some records; unknown if this is how he used it at times or if someone  that was making a notation spelled it as it sounded to them.

40 years old. Lived in Crystal Springs, Copiah County MS during the 1950 census. 

49 years old. Husband, Wilmer Cecil, died on June 13, 1960, at the home in Crystal Springs, Copiah County MS.

64 years old. Her mother, Ella, died on January 2, 1975 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Death is listed as being in New Orleans.

80 years old. She was in the hospital in Hazlehurst for a period of time. She was living at the house on Harmony Road when she died.