Frankie Louise Isbell was born December 8, 1931 in Bethel Springs, TN and passed away on August 19, 2019. She was a member of Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Bethel Springs, TN. She was the daughter of the late Arlie Dee and Ivey Louise Moore.
Louise cherished her faith in God, her family, her church family, and the numerous friends she amassed during her lifetime. She always had a friendly smile for everyone. She loved life and strived to live each day to its fullest. She represented McNairy County in the Ms. Senior Tennessee Pageant in 1998 and won the title. She was also selected Most Photogenic in the Ms. Senior America Pageant 1998. Mrs. Isbell worked at Brown Shoe Company for over 20 years, worked for Southwest Human Resource Agency, and was a supervisor at West TN Beauty College. She was also a hairstylist. Louise loved to compete in Senior Olympics, play guitar, sing in church, spend time with her family, and she loved to garden.
She is survived by her children: Shearon Jackson Smith and husband Steve of Jackson TN, Jeffery L Isbell and companion Renee of Bethel Springs TN, and Benjamin L Isbell and wife Kimberly of Newbern TN; four sisters, Mildred Foster of Jackson TN, Dottie Holt Atkinson and husband TL of Bethel Springs TN,
Barbara Bowman and husband Merle of Jackson TN, and Patricia Tabor and husband James of Medina TN; a brother, Charles E. Moore and wife Becky of Adamsville, TN; nine grandchildren, Autumn Powers and husband John, Holly Stroup and husband Michael, Grant Isbell, Drew Smith, Beth Castillo and husband Ben, Tyler Smith and wife Anna, Ashley Isbell, Cody Isbell and wife Alaina, and Sarah Isbell; twelve great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; extended family, Albert and Connie Hurst and family, Eston and Beth Hurst and family, Sandy and Rickey Young and family, Annette and Dennis White and family.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Isbell was preceded in death by an infant son, Christopher B. Isbell; and a infant brother, Franklin Moore. Husbands Aubrey Neal Jackson passed away in 1953, Warren Hoover Isbell passed away in 1998, and Thurman Hurst passed away in 2009.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 10 am until service at 1 pm all at Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, with Gordon Lee and David Paseur officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery at Bethel Springs, Tennessee.
Memorial / Tribute gifts can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
The family would like to thank the following for their support and exceptional care:
Dr. Tim Linder and Primecare
Legacy Hospice
West TN Hospice
Morningside Assisted Living and Memory Care
9th Floor Hospice Unit JMCGH
