Doris Varnell Beesley, age 71, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 at 12pm at the Main Street Church of Christ with Brother Joe Rushing officiating. Burial will follow in the Springfield Memorial Gardens with Jim Gray, Tony Webster, Bobby Pitt, Marty Neal, Joe Gordon and Jesse Parham serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Walter Pruitt, the Main Street Church of Christ Nursery Teachers and former Teachers, and the former Robertson County School Librarians.
Visitation will be held at the church on Sunday, October 17, 2021 from 2-6pm and again on Monday from 10am until the hour of service at 12 Noon.
Mrs. Beesley was born March 1, 1950 in Jackson, TN to the late Daniel B. and Ruby Brown Varnell. She was a 1972 graduate of David Lipscomb earning her Master’s Degree and graduated from TN Technical College in 1980. She was a teacher for 47 years and was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Beesley is preceded in death by her aunt, Margarite Wilson, her uncle, Wilson Brown, and her grandparents, Willie Paul and Ivy Brown.
Mrs. Beesley is survived by her husband, Tom Beesley; mother-in-law, Shirley Beesley of Murfreesboro; sisters-in-law, Kay (Bobby) Pitt of Norene, TN and Lisa (Marty) Neal of Rockvale, TN; uncle, Stanley Lee Brown of Jackson, TN; dear friends, Beverly Webster of Springfield and Belvia Pruitt of Smyrna; 6 nieces and nephews; and 12 great-nieces and nephews.
If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Main Street Church of Christ Building Fund, the Churches of Christ Disaster Fund, or the Potters Children’s Home. Any donations may be sent in c/o Austin & Bell.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
