Mattie Lee Callis, age 90, of Greenbrier, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at NHC in Springfield. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 12pm in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral in Greenbrier with Brother Nathan Washburn officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Church Cemetery, with Charlie Joe Draughon, Thomas Perko, Greg Glenn, Tony Cobb, Trent Cobb and Robert Allen serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 4:00pm- 7:00pm at the funeral home and Wednesday from 10am till time of Service at 12pm.
Mrs. Callis was born January 2, 1934 in Springfield, Tennessee to the late Earl Dixon and Lou Emma Osborne Simmons. She worked as a dietary at NHC and was a member of First Baptist Church in Greenbrier. In her spare time, she loved her flowers and cooking.
In addition to her parents Mrs. Callis is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Callis, brothers, Dixon Simmons and Carl Simmons, sisters, Maynell Kirby, Gearldine Patton, Lois Campbell, Rebecca Johnson and Shirley Cobb and son-in-law, Bobby Hall and brother-in-law, Jimmy Moore.
Mrs. Callis is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Robyn Draughon of Camp Gerardo, MO; and daughter Marilyn Gail Hall of Springfield, TN; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Lanelle Simmons of Springfield; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and David Glenn of Greenbrier; sister, Earlene Moore of Old Hickory, TN; and 2 grandsons, Robert Allen and Charles Joseph Draughon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Frist Baptist Church Daily Bread, 2518 Highway 41 S Greenbrier, TN 37073.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier is in charge of these arrangements.
