Beulah Jane Marley Massey

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Mrs. Beulah Jane Marley Massey, 72, of Gosnell, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, in Gosnell. Beulah was born to Algie and Veatress Marley on Aug. 27, 1939, in Steele. She was a member of Nunnery Chapel General Baptist Church in Denton.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Maurice C. Massey; her parents, her brothers Paul, Lilburn and James Marley; and a sister, Wanda Snyder.

Mrs. Massey leaves two daughters, Marsha (and Tom) Bass of Granite City, Ill., and Carol (and Pierre) LaMontagne of Memphis;

Nine brothers and sisters, Marie Rhea, Della Pearson, A.J. Marley, Onita Sipes, Zulla Rash, Lawrence Marley, Louise Pilkington, Mary Jernigan and Ronald Marley;

Three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and

Numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held today at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Germantown Road. Burial took place at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart or Diabetes Associations. Online condolences and floral tributes may be made by visiting www.memphisfuneralhome.net