Mary Virginia Mebane
August 29, 1939 — September 12, 2024
 Mrs. Mary Virginia Mebane, 85, of
Buena Vista, TN, departved this life on Thursday, September 12, 2024
surrounded by her loving daughters. Mrs. Mebane was born on August 29, 1939 in Henning, TN to
the late Franklin Bates Sullivan and the late Margaret Elizabeth Faulk Sullivan.
She was also preceded in death by
her husband, Dwayne, their son, Hal, and her late husband, Henry Peter Scott IV.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Melissa (Mark) Totty of Camden, TN, Amy
(Wayne) Dawson of Franklin, TN, Kippy (Dale) Alberts of St. Petersburg, FL, and Terry Haynes of Little
Gasparilla Island, FL; her siblings, Jenny Ruth Crihfield of Memphis, TN, Bettye (Mike) Haynes of Dallas, TX,
Franklin Bates (Mary Alice) Sullivan Jr. of Calhoun, GA; her grandchildren, Evan (Samantha) Totty of
Washington, DC, Hannah Alexander (and fiancé Drew) of Chattanooga, TN, Michael Totty (and fiancé Katherin) of
Baltimore, MD, Abbey (Dylan) Goins of Nashville, TN, and Gabrielle (Christopher) Mincone of New York City, NY,
and great grandson, Owen Totty of Washington, DC.
Mary devoted her life to education. She was a graduate of Ripley High School and
attended Lambuth College. Mary later graduated from Bethel University with a degree in education and enjoyed
many years teaching elementary school as a fourth grade teacher at Hollow Rock Bruceton
Elementary.
Mary loved gardening, reading, and playing the piano. She also loved the beach,
traveling. and could never pass up a good dessert. But what she loved most was spending time with her family
and friends. She was a faithful servant of the Lord and an active member of the Bruceton First Baptist Church,
devoting many years to teaching Sunday school and singing in the church choir.
Visitation will be held
at Bruceton Funeral Home on Saturday, September 14th from 3 pm - 6 pm and Sunday, September 15th 11 am
- 1:45 pm followed by funeral service at 2 pm at Bruceton First Baptist Church. [Source: Bruceton
Funeral Home]
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