Obituary – Elizabeth Jobe
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Elizabeth Beckman Jobe, age 105, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, at her home in Village Manor.
She was born November 17th, 1918 in Williamson County, to the late James Elmer and Eppie Anthony Beckman. She was a retired educator serving for 35 years and was a member of the Lewisburg First United Methodist Church since 1943. She began her career in a three teacher school in Flowertown, Coffee County, from 1938-1939 teaching grades 1-3. For two years, she taught 3rd and 4th and one year, 5th and 6th grades at Normandy School in Bedford County from 1947-1950. The remaining thirty one years, from 1950, until retirement in 1981, she taught fifth grade for fifteen years, third grade for three years, and was librarian for six years at McCord School. For seven years, she served as librarian for McCord and Hardison Schools.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, George Herman Jobe, one son, James Neill (Cherie) Jobe, brothers, Stanley (Dorothy) Beckman, Ralph (Annarene) Beckman, one son-in-law, Joe B. Brandon.
She is survived by one daughter, Sharon Jobe Brandon of Lewisburg, grandchildren, Deana (Jon) Wildish, and James Neill Jobe Jr., both of Murfreesboro, Joey (Margo) Brandon of Cornersville, and Nathan (Amy) Brandon of Brentwood, great grandchildren, Nicole (Jayce) Pickle, and Ben Brandon, both of Lewisburg, Abby Brandon of Nashville, Anna Lynne Brandon of Washington D.C., Madison Wildish Nelson Wildish, and James Dean Jobe, all of Murfreesboro, great great grandchildren, Colin Pickle, Morgan Pickle, and Tatum Pickle.
Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, December 7th, 2023, at 1:00 pm from the Chapel of London Funeral Home 324 West Church Street Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091 with burial to follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held at Chapel of London Funeral Home 324 West Church Street Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091 on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 from 10:00 am until the funeral hour.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Marshall County Retired Teachers Association, ALS Association of TN, P.O. Box 40244, Nashville, TN 37204, or the charity of your choice.
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