Marilyn Mae Smith Capps, age 83, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Melvin Willis Capps, departed this life Friday afternoon, June 23, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Marilyn was born July 9, 1939 in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Smith and Nora Edna Blue Smith. She was a homemaker throughout her life and an avid reader who collected all types of things. Mrs. Capps loved her family, especially her grandbabies, and Jesus. Later in life, she went back to college, and enjoyed taking computer classes.
Mrs. Capps is survived by two daughters, Shannan Rhodes (Lee) and Debbie Downes (Jim); her son, Rance Capps (Sheree); her sister, Sandy Remy (Dennis); two brothers, Richard Smith (Sue) and David Smith (Cheryl); seven grandchildren, Boomer Rhodes (Rebecca), Hunter Rhodes (Dalton Neisler), Samantha Massengale (Brad), Kayla Salmon (Eric), Nikki Lechner, Chloe Capps and Emily Capps; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Cathleen Capps; her sister, Lyndall Hodges; and her brother, Gene Smith.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Capps will be held at 1 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2023 at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis with Gregory Artz, pastor of Oakland Church of Christ, officiating.
Marilyn was born July 9, 1939 in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Smith and Nora Edna Blue Smith. She was a homemaker throughout her life and an avid reader who collected all types of things. Mrs. Capps loved her family, especially her grandbabies, and Jesus. Later in life, she went back to college, and enjoyed taking computer classes.
Mrs. Capps is survived by two daughters, Shannan Rhodes (Lee) and Debbie Downes (Jim); her son, Rance Capps (Sheree); her sister, Sandy Remy (Dennis); two brothers, Richard Smith (Sue) and David Smith (Cheryl); seven grandchildren, Boomer Rhodes (Rebecca), Hunter Rhodes (Dalton Neisler), Samantha Massengale (Brad), Kayla Salmon (Eric), Nikki Lechner, Chloe Capps and Emily Capps; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Cathleen Capps; her sister, Lyndall Hodges; and her brother, Gene Smith.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Capps will be held at 1 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2023 at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis with Gregory Artz, pastor of Oakland Church of Christ, officiating.
Marilyn Mae Smith Capps, age 83, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Melvin Willis Capps, departed this life Friday afternoon, June 23, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Marilyn was born July 9, 1939 in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Smith and Nora Edna Blue Smith. She was a homemaker throughout her life and an avid reader who collected all types of things. Mrs. Capps loved her family, especially her grandbabies, and Jesus. Later in life, she went back to college, and enjoyed taking computer classes.
Mrs. Capps is survived by two daughters, Shannan Rhodes (Lee) and Debbie Downes (Jim); her son, Rance Capps (Sheree); her sister, Sandy Remy (Dennis); two brothers, Richard Smith (Sue) and David Smith (Cheryl); seven grandchildren, Boomer Rhodes (Rebecca), Hunter Rhodes (Dalton Neisler), Samantha Massengale (Brad), Kayla Salmon (Eric), Nikki Lechner, Chloe Capps and Emily Capps; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Cathleen Capps; her sister, Lyndall Hodges; and her brother, Gene Smith.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Capps will be held at 1 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2023 at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis with Gregory Artz, pastor of Oakland Church of Christ, officiating.
Marilyn was born July 9, 1939 in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ernest Lee Smith and Nora Edna Blue Smith. She was a homemaker throughout her life and an avid reader who collected all types of things. Mrs. Capps loved her family, especially her grandbabies, and Jesus. Later in life, she went back to college, and enjoyed taking computer classes.
Mrs. Capps is survived by two daughters, Shannan Rhodes (Lee) and Debbie Downes (Jim); her son, Rance Capps (Sheree); her sister, Sandy Remy (Dennis); two brothers, Richard Smith (Sue) and David Smith (Cheryl); seven grandchildren, Boomer Rhodes (Rebecca), Hunter Rhodes (Dalton Neisler), Samantha Massengale (Brad), Kayla Salmon (Eric), Nikki Lechner, Chloe Capps and Emily Capps; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Cathleen Capps; her sister, Lyndall Hodges; and her brother, Gene Smith.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Capps will be held at 1 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2023 at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis with Gregory Artz, pastor of Oakland Church of Christ, officiating.
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