Bertha Marie Massengill

Bertha Marie Massengill was born January 20, 1933 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Ulyses Grant and Jewel Faye Davis Meredith.

She was united in marriage to Hulon D. Massengill on December 1, 1979. Mr. Massengill preceded her in death on December 21, 2009, following 30 years of marriage.

Marie graduated from McCrory High School in McCrory, Arkansas, then attended business college to study accounting. She was employed as a secretary for Auto-Chlor in Memphis for many years. Marie loved to paint and crochet afgan blankets for her family. She taught painting in Selmer for several years and especially enjoyed painting flowers and folk art pieces. She was a kind and generous soul who loved her family deeply. Marie was a member of First Baptist Church of Selmer.

Marie departed this life on September 30, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 89 Years, 8 Months, 10 Days. She is survived by a son, William J. Padgett, Jr. of Selmer, TN; a daughter, Patricia Marie Padgett of Gulfport, MS; two grandchildren, Jerica Dondi Marie Bizzell of Savannah, TN and Pamela Jewel Spicher and husband Sam Owens of Stantonville, TN; three great- grandchildren: Keelyn Brynlee Marie Tilly, Piper Paighsley Roberts, and Benjamin Warren Owens; two sisters, Lee Jackson of Fayetteville, AR and Faye Prater of Bartlett, TN; a brother, Murl Meredith of Fayetteville, AR; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, Marie was preceded in death by two sisters, Norma Jo Watson and Pat Dishion; and two brothers, John Meredith and Bud Meredith.