Nancy Tennyson Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 19, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Nancy Tennyson of Quitman, Georgia. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, James Harris and Blanche Wilder Harris; her husband Walter B. Tennyson; her son Randy Tennyson; and her grandchildren, Will Vogt and Drue Tennyson.

She is survived by : her children, Jerry Tennyson (Loretta), Harris Tennyson (Delia), Walt Tennyson (Jody), Teresa Vogt (Bob), Gail Mitchell (Dick) and Molly Jones (Dennis); her grandchildren, Holly Owens (Brant), Luke Mitchell (Jessica), Whitney Monetti (David), Thad Mitchell (Ashley), Angelica Duke (Jeff), Lauren Tennyson, Natasha Miller (Jason), Marla Able (Will), Deidre Arundel (Casey), Olivia Tennyson, Kyra Tennyson and Harris Tennyson; her great grandchildren, Justin Owens, Chandler Monetti, Bowen Mitchell, Cannon Mitchell, Ada Drue Mitchell, Layla Mitchell, Judson Mitchell, Neva Mitchell, London Miller and Charlotte Arundel; and her caregivers, Ruby Wyche, Pat W. Brown, Francis Foster and Brookside.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of Quitman, NAMI, and Hospice of South Georgia.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Purvis Funeral Home and Maxwell-Purvis Funeral Home

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October 23, 2023

Susan Palmer wrote a sympathy message

“Goodbye to the sweetest woman on earth, my second mother. I will think of you often as I have done ever since you left South Harney St. It’s hard to understand why people are taken. Your family will find comfort in knowing you were a special of a well-lived life. Susan Nevels Palmer”