1923
Evelyn "Bo Bo" Bass
2020
Evelyn "Bo Bo" Bass Briggs
October 23, 1923 — January 26, 2020
Mrs. Briggs, 96, of Middleton, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her daughter's home in Byhalia, MS.
She was born in Hardeman County on Tuesday, October 23, 1923 to the late Albert and Mary Ethel Derryberry Bass and lived here until 1962 when she moved to Memphis. She and her late husband, Elbert G. Briggs, moved back here in 1980. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Jackie Briggs; two sisters, Bea Harris and Madge Shearon; and two brothers, Vernon and Leonard Bass.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Porter's Creek Baptist Church and in her leisure time enjoyed cooking, fellow-shipping at church, reading her Bible and gardening.
She leaves her daughter, Linda Sue (Clarence) Garcia; two grandchildren, Leah Pitzer and Scottie Wagner; and two great-grandchildren, Alexa and Lane Pitzer, all of Byhalia, MS.
Memorials may be sent to the Porter's Creek Baptist Church, 5120 Peavine Rd, Middleton, TN 38052.
She was born in Hardeman County on Tuesday, October 23, 1923 to the late Albert and Mary Ethel Derryberry Bass and lived here until 1962 when she moved to Memphis. She and her late husband, Elbert G. Briggs, moved back here in 1980. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Jackie Briggs; two sisters, Bea Harris and Madge Shearon; and two brothers, Vernon and Leonard Bass.
A homemaker, she was a member of the Porter's Creek Baptist Church and in her leisure time enjoyed cooking, fellow-shipping at church, reading her Bible and gardening.
She leaves her daughter, Linda Sue (Clarence) Garcia; two grandchildren, Leah Pitzer and Scottie Wagner; and two great-grandchildren, Alexa and Lane Pitzer, all of Byhalia, MS.
Memorials may be sent to the Porter's Creek Baptist Church, 5120 Peavine Rd, Middleton, TN 38052.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Evelyn "Bo Bo" Bass Briggs, please visit our flower store.
Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
11:00am - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Chapel Services
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Guestbook
Visits: 6
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors