1919
Wilma
2010
Wilma Ruth Forsyth
June 28, 1919 — February 23, 2010
Wilma Ruth Phillips Forsyth was born June 28, 1919 in Adamsville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Tommy Calvin and Hattie Lee Kemp Phillips.
She was united in marriage to Estel Lee Forsyth on January 1, 1941. Mr. Forsyth preceded her in death on June 24, 2008.
Mrs. Forsyth was a nurses' aide for 18 years at McNairy County General Hospital in Selmer, Tennessee and was a member of the Fourth Street church of Christ. First and foremost, she was a homemaker, and helped her husband farm. She also worked in the garden, enjoyed canning, made her daughter's clothes, and liked to play the harmonica. She believed idle hands were the devil's workshop, and was always busy doing something constructive. She strongly encouraged her daughters to do the same.
Mrs. Forsyth departed this life on February 23, 2010 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 90 Years, 7 Months, 26 Days. She is survived by six daughters: Gail (Forsyth) Lafferty and husband Larry of Nashville, TN, Judy Turner and husband Jim of Selmer, TN, Carolyn Bowers and husband Ted of Selmer, TN, Sandra (Sandy) Singleton and husband John of Jackson, TN, Connie Hurst and husband Albert of Little Rock, AR, and Dorothy Heath and husband Tommy of Selmer, TN; 14 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild; a sister, Doris Forsyth of Selmer, TN; a brother, Arnold Phillips and wife Sue of Adamsville, TN; three half-sisters: Linda Wicker of Eads, TN, Kay Robison of Jacks Creek, TN, and Peggy Bishop of Adamsville, TN; a half-brother, Billy Wayne Phillips of Adamsville, TN; two sister-in-laws: Dessie Phillips of Savannah, TN and Allene Forsyth of Selmer, TN; a brother-in-law, Wilson Forsyth of Adamsville, TN; and a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Forsyth was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Jewell Irene Hughes Phillips, and a granddaughter, Vivian Fortune.
She was united in marriage to Estel Lee Forsyth on January 1, 1941. Mr. Forsyth preceded her in death on June 24, 2008.
Mrs. Forsyth was a nurses' aide for 18 years at McNairy County General Hospital in Selmer, Tennessee and was a member of the Fourth Street church of Christ. First and foremost, she was a homemaker, and helped her husband farm. She also worked in the garden, enjoyed canning, made her daughter's clothes, and liked to play the harmonica. She believed idle hands were the devil's workshop, and was always busy doing something constructive. She strongly encouraged her daughters to do the same.
Mrs. Forsyth departed this life on February 23, 2010 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 90 Years, 7 Months, 26 Days. She is survived by six daughters: Gail (Forsyth) Lafferty and husband Larry of Nashville, TN, Judy Turner and husband Jim of Selmer, TN, Carolyn Bowers and husband Ted of Selmer, TN, Sandra (Sandy) Singleton and husband John of Jackson, TN, Connie Hurst and husband Albert of Little Rock, AR, and Dorothy Heath and husband Tommy of Selmer, TN; 14 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild; a sister, Doris Forsyth of Selmer, TN; a brother, Arnold Phillips and wife Sue of Adamsville, TN; three half-sisters: Linda Wicker of Eads, TN, Kay Robison of Jacks Creek, TN, and Peggy Bishop of Adamsville, TN; a half-brother, Billy Wayne Phillips of Adamsville, TN; two sister-in-laws: Dessie Phillips of Savannah, TN and Allene Forsyth of Selmer, TN; a brother-in-law, Wilson Forsyth of Adamsville, TN; and a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Forsyth was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Jewell Irene Hughes Phillips, and a granddaughter, Vivian Fortune.
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