Marjorie Helen Wrye's Obituary
Marjorie Helen Wrye, 84, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 12, 2023, at her residence in Columbia, Tennessee.
Born April 28, 1939, in Nashville, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Houston Wrye and the late Mary Helen Wells Wrye. She was a graduate of Cohn High School in Nashville. Ms. Wrye retired from South Central Bell having worked in Nashville, Dickson, New York, and Birmingham, Alabama. She loved her family and playing the organ. Ms. Wrye was a member of West 7th Street Church of Christ.
Ms. Wrye is survived by; her sister, Carol (Jimmy) Fann of Columbia; nieces, Jennifer Fleming of Columbia; Laurie (Mike) Sullivan of Nashville; Karyn (Jim) Parks of Mt. Juliet; nephews, Dr. Brian (Mitzi) Fann of Columbia; Paul (Summer) Fann of Columbia; Jeff (Sandi) Wrye of Tell City, Indiana; Mike (Kathy) Wrye of Spring Hill; sister-in-law, Sue Wrye of Nashville; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Don Wrye.
The family cordially invites relatives and friends to visit with the family on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from four o’clock in the afternoon until seven o’clock in the evening at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, 320 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee. The family also invites relatives and friends to visit on Thursday, May 18, 2023, from eleven o’clock in the morning until the time of the funeral service at twelve noon at Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The rite of committal will immediately follow at the Historic Spring Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Paul Fann, Dr. Brian Fann, Mike Wrye, Jeff Wrye, Andrew Fleming, Mike Sullivan, Larry Wells, and Randy Fleming. Honorary pallbearers include Maggie and John Kosinaki.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family asks everyone to keep a song in your heart in memory of Ms. Wrye. If anyone would like to donate to a charity, the family suggests memorials to be made to AGAPE or Disaster Relief.
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