Mary Elizabeth Fortner

Miss Mary Elizabeth Fortner, age 96, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Miss Fortner was born December 17, 1918, in Denver, TN, to James Alfred and Mary Bell Haygood Fortner. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church in New Johnsonville, TN. She retired from the Humphreys County Board of Education after teaching school for 55 years. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, April 11, 2015, from 11 a.m. until funeral service time at 3 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Rev. Ed Britt will be officiating the service. Interment will follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery in New Johnsonville, TN. Survivors include: Nieces; Jennifer Hall (Tommy), New Johnsonville, TN Jill Jones, Camden, TN Gwen Peach, Parsons, TN Kim Hopper, Virginia Nephews: Barry Hopper (Wanda), Alabama Greg Hopper, New Orleans, LA Preceded in death by: Parents: Alfred and Mamie Fortner 4 brothers and 3 sisters Very Dear Friend: Coach Raymond Garner LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME 2400 Hwy. 13 North Waverly, TN 37185 Telephone 931-296-2437