Edith Finlay DesOrmeaux

She was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, to William A. Finlay and Helen M. Shippee Finlay on January 9, 1929.

She retired from Mosheim Elementary School Cafeteria.

Edith was a loving and devoted wife, mother, nana, daughter, sister, and aunt. She loved to work in her flower beds and vegetable garden and she loved to crochet, embroider, and sew.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband: Arnold J. (Desi) DesOrmeaux; her son: Raymond Arnold; and and her three sisters: Marjorie Kimball, Dorothy Lunapiena and Gladys Ziemba.

Survivors include four daughters and their husbands: Sherry and David Burris of Tampa, Florida, Dorothy and Ben Harrison, Katherine and John Turner, Michele and Thomas Shelton, all of Midway; two sons and their wives: Albert and Melodie DesOrmeaux of Greeneville and William and Allison DesOrmeaux of Woodstock, Georgia; 19 grandchildren: Lori and Paul Lara of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Andrew DesOrmeaux of Alaska, Rachel and Lance Waddell of Greeneville, Daniel and Ashlee DesOrmeaux of Greeneville, Kelly and Ryan Wilson of Dover, Florida, Nicole Burris of Atlanta, Georgia, Michelle and Frank Fishburn of Austin, Texas, Charlie and Angie Lehan of Greeneville, Tabitha Harrison of Jonesborough, Rachael and John Greene of Jonesborough, Michael DesOrmeaux, Joseph DesOrmeaux of Woodstock, Georgia, Kaysie Henry Hutson of Greeneville, Benjamin and Ashley Henry of Midway, Shauna Turner of Clarksville, Sherry Turner of Knoxville, Jimmy and Brooke Ramsey of Midway, Renée Ramsey and fiancé, Charles Johnson, of Greeneville and Kevin Shelton of Misawa, Japan; 22 great grandchildren; one sister-in-law: Martha DesOrmeaux of Haverhill, Massachusetts; special friends: Pauline Suprenant of Sturbridge, Massachusetts and Zola Steger of North Carolina; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2 pm at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery with Rev. James Sauceman officiating.

Pallbearers will be family.

The family would like to express special sincere thanks to Dr. Claes Svendsen and nurses: Emily and Yvette; Amedysis Hospice, especially: Leslie, Donna, Lisa, Vicky, Karen, Kathy, Cynthia and Mary.