Marion Frances Jarrell

b. 1 October 1928, d. 17 April 2008
  • Marion Frances Jarrell was born on 1 October 1928 in Dallas County, Texas.
  • She married Jack Whitfield Torbert, son of George Whitfield Torbert and Frances Brunetta Cuninghame, on 23 December 1953.
  • Her husband Jack Whitfield Torbert became a widower at her death.
  • Marion Frances Jarrell died on 17 April 2008 at age 79.
  • She was interred at Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.
  • The following appeared on 20 April 2008 in The Gadsden Times: Marion Jarrell Torbert, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, April 17, 2008, with family by her side.
         Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Gadsden, with burial following at Forrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today at the church.
         Marion was born in Dallas, Texas, grew up in Sherman, Texas, graduated from Baylor University in Waco, and taught school in Sherman, Texas, and in Waco, Texas. After her marriage, she and her husband moved to Gadsden in 1955 and have lived here since then.
         Marion was a very active member of First United Methodist Church of Gadsden, having served as a Sunday school teacher, Circle leader, board of trustees member and president of United Methodist Women. She was also active in civic affairs, having served as president of the Gadsden Service Guild.
         She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Dovie Maye Jarrell; and her grandson, David Wilburn.
         She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jack W. Torbert; her children, Whit Torbert (Kathy) and Patricia Ann Wilburn (Bobby); grandsons, Jonathan Wilburn and Jackson Wilburn; granddaughter, Hannah Torbert; brothers, Richard Jarrell (Jeanette) and Albert Jarrell (Florence); sister-in-law, Eula Torbert Goers (Mel); and a host of beloved nieces and nephews.
         Pallbearers will be Kim Whitt, Dan Copeland Jr., Richard McCoy, Kent Back, Keith Back and Curtis Wright Jr.
         Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Morris Friendship Class of First United Methodist Church of Gadsden.
         The family requests that no flowers be given but that memorial donations be made to the charity of the friends' choice.
  • Last Edited: 17 Sep 2016

Family: Jack Whitfield Torbert b. 4 October 1925, d. 5 May 2009