Obituary of Betty Jean Marquis

Betty Jean Toler Marquis

Clarksdale, MS

Betty Jean Toler Marquis, 76, a retired Bookkeeper for Clarksdale Printing Company, died November 23, 2018 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS. Visitation is Monday November 26, 2018, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. at Clarksdale Baptist Church in Clarksdale, MS. Funeral services are 2:00 P.M. Monday at Clarksdale Baptist Church in Clarksdale, MS with burial in the Memorial Gardens . Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, MS is handling the arrangements.

Betty was a member of Clarksdale Baptist Church. She was also a 26 year active member of the Cooper Yeager Unit 28 of the American Legion Auxiliary serving in all officers positions.

Survivors include her husband of 58 years William Ellis Marquis, Sr. of Clarksdale, MS; son William Ellis Marquis II of Demopolis, AL; daughters Sheri L. Marquis Jones and Judy A. Marquis of Pflugerville, TX; brother Billy Knight of Danville, AL; great-nephew Chuck Camarato (Ashley) of Madison, MS; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents Jean Hall and Elizabeth Douglas Thomas Toler.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Clarksdale Baptist Church.