Marjorie Mae Veazey

Marjorie Shankle Veazey
BIRTH 1 Feb 1925
DEATH 19 Jul 2014 (aged 89)
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL
Walker Cemetery #1
Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID 104949524 · View Source
MEMORIAL
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Margie Veazey
The Paris Post-Intelligencer, Paris, TN
Monday, July 21, 2014
Homemaker and former grocery store owner Marjorie Shankle Veazey, 89, of Cottage Grove died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Henry County Healthcare Center.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home.
Mike Wimberley and Paul Veazey will officiate. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery.
Named as pallbearers are Jared Veazey, Joe Darke, Bill Wyatt and Chris, Eddie and Ricky Shankle.
Mike Shankle and Dan Paschall will be honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Born in Cottage Grove on Feb. 1, 1925, she was the daughter of the late George and Sarah Shankle Shankle.
She was married on Oct. 9, 1943, to William H. “Bill” Veazey, who died Oct. 9, 1987.
Veazey was a homemaker most of her life. She and her husband formerly owned and operated Veazey Store. She also worked at the Mitchum Co. until it closed and was a former cook at Cottage Grove School. She was a member of the Center Family and Community Education club, a homemaker’s club, where she was known for her fried pies. A family member said she was an avid supporter of Hoof Beats of Hope, Inc.
She leaves one daughter: Ann Wilson of Cottage Grove; one son: James “Jim” (Kathy) Veazey of Cottage Grove; three grandchildren: Angela Wilson of Cottage Grove, Jared (Bobbi) Veazey of Mayfield and Ashlie (Joe) Darke of Dover; two great-grandchildren: Gavin Cade Veazey and Joey Darke; and several nieces and nephews.
She also was preceded in death by three brothers: Leon, George and Coyle Shankle; and a son-in-law: Richard Wilson.
Memorials may be made to Hoof Beats of Hope, 840 Osage-Crossland Road, Puryear 38251.

Family Members
Parents
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George Riley Shankle
1884–1956

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Sarah Ann Shankle Shankle
1905–1979

Spouse
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William Harrison Veazey
1920–1987

Siblings
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George Coyle Shankle
1921–1945

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Orbery Leon 'Slim' Shankle
1923–1986

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George Wyatt Shankle
1931–1994

Half Siblings
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Jewell Shankle Warner
1912–1996

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William Gordon Shankle
1914–1950

Children
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Mary Ann Veazey Wilson
1944 – unknown

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