Frances Pauline Young Fleeman, age 100, of Lawrenceburg, TN passed away Monday, July 04, 2016 at Country Cottage Assisted Living in Lawrenceburg, TN. “Miss Polly” was born in the Maury County, TN community of Water Valley. She was the daughter of the late John McGowan and Myra Letsinger McGowan and attended schools in the Santa Fe community. She has resided in Lawrenceburg since 1936 where she worked as a sales clerk at different businesses on the square for 68 years — finally retiring at the age of 88 from Moore’s. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 1618. She was also a member of the Lawrenceburg Order of the Eastern Star for fifty plus years.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Lee “Bud” Young and Dewey Fleeman; sister, Christine Bryant; brothers, Earl McGowan, Douglas McGowan, Leslie McGowan, and Paul McGowan; and nephews John Harrison Bryant and Leslie Paul McGowan.
She is survived by
Two Daughters –
Frances Young Jones (Jerry), Tullahoma, TN
Macy Young Price (Freddie), Leoma, TN
One Step-Daughter –
Jean Fleeman Brown, Morristown, TN
One Sister –
Gloria Spicer (Mayford), Rock Island, TN
Two Grandsons –
Dr. William Lee “Bill” Jones (Teresa), Franklin, TN
Dr. Jerry Thomas “Tom” Jones (Janet), Murfreesboro, TN
Four Step-Grandchildren-
Eugene Price (Misty), Leoma, TN
Mike Brown (Laura), Franklin, TN
Regina Gibson (Doug), Leoma, TN
Sherrie Brown Montgomery (Tom), Morristown, TN
One Great-Granddaughter –
Stephanie Jones Benton (Johnny), Nashville, TN
Ten Step-Great-Grandchildren
Eight Step-Great-Great-Grandchildren
Several Nieces and Nephews also survive.
The family extends special thanks to the staff and her friends at Country Cottage and Unity Hospice for the wonderful care and support she received.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Friday, July 08, 2016 at Neal Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at Neal Funeral Home at 2:00 PM Friday, July 08, 2016, with Joey Spicer and Oneal Wallace officiating. Interment will follow at Lawrence County Memorial Gardens in Lawrenceburg, TN. Family suggests memorials be made to First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceburg or Lindsey Grove Church of God in Leoma, TN.
