He was the son of the late Clarence Skip Foote and Bess Bowman Foote of Whiteville, TN. Mr. Foote graduated from Mercer High School. He joined the Air Force where he served as Staff Sergeant and was stationed in Spokane, WA and Japan during the Korean War.
In 1951, he married his high school sweetheart Bessie Marie Harris who passed away on January 25, 2020. After serving in the Air Force, they resided in Jackson, where Foote was employed by the US Postal Service as a Postal Inspector and as a Salesman at Sears Service Center in Jackson.
Mr. Foote was an active member at Forest Heights Methodist Church, serving on the building committee, a member of the Methodist Men, and the Bogart Dunn Sunday School Class, and as MYF counselor.He enjoyed fishing, camping, woodworking, traveling, and visiting family. He and his wife Bessie (who was a Master Gardener) enjoyed many hours together creating the beautiful landscape surrounding their home.
He is survived by his daughters, Janice Marie Pyron (Charles) of College Grove, TN, and Susan Annette Foote Haubold (John) of Jackson, TN; grandchildren, Ben Pyron (Melissa) of Spring Hill, TN, and Blake Pyron (Emily) of Franklin, TN; great grandchildren, Luke Pyron, Ellis Pyron, and Knox Pyron; and a special friend, Jennifer Hardin.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Hix Foote of Mercer, TN and Robert Frank Foote of Atascadero, CA.
The family will receive friends and loved ones on Friday, September 15, 2023 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons with the funeral service following at 1:00 pm. Rev. Harry Durbin will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be Ben Pyron, Blake Pyron, John Willoughby, Billy Tate, Taylor Harris, and Alan Turner.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GeorgeASmithandSons.com for the Foote family.
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