Obituaries

By Staff Reports Published

2:58 pm Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Marlene Fretwell

August 3, 2012

Marlene Fretwell, 69, Littleville, passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at Helen Keller Hospital.

Funeral services were Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 at Spry Memorial Chapel with Bro. Gatus Cheatham officiating. Burial was in Franklin Memory Gardens.

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Fretwell Malone and husband, Tim; son, Danny Fretwell; grandchildren, Brooks Clark, Danielle Clark, Kahlib Fretwell, Mylee Fretwell; step-grandchildren, Heath Malone, Emily Malone; and a host of friends and neighbors.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Gene Fretwell; and parents, Joe and Lillie Lowery.

The pallbearers were Chris Fretwell, Shane Holcomb, Jeff Fretwell, Tim Fretwell, Donnie Nolen and Bryce McNatt.

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