Mary Alice Tullis

Born Mary Alice Peeler, March 26, 1942, in Columbus, S.C. To James M. Peeler and Mary (Morgan) Peeler. She went to be with the Lord on October 4, 2026.

Her early childhood was spent in Memphis, TN. Upon graduating with honors from White Station High School, she attended Baylor University. She returned to Memphis to earn her nursing degree from what was the first ‘University of Tennessee’ 4 year nursing program at the Memphis campus.

It seemed that early in life, she was destined to be a nurse. She went on to teach nursing at SE Missouri State University.

Throughout her life in Cape Girardeau, she was active in her local church. She was a devoted mother of three children, Laura, Rebecca (deceased), and Jonathan (deceased).

Upon leaving Cape Girardeau, she served as charge nurse in the neuro-surgery unit at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. She then moved back to Memphis to provide care for her parents until their deaths. From then until her retirement, she taught nursing for 8 years at the Covington, TN Vo-Tech School. It was during this time that she married Norman Tullis. They built a home in Tipton County where they lived until her death.

She is survived by her husband, Norman E. Tullis, Sister, Barbara Vaughan, Daughter Laura Norman (husband, Brian) and five grandchildren, Caleb, Lillian, Joseph, Samuel, and Elijah.

Visitation will be held at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Lakeland Hall, 3700 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN 38133, US, on October 8, 2026, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.

A Funeral Service will be held at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Lakeland Hall, 3700 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN 38133, US, on October 8, 2026, at 10:00 am.

A Graveside Service will be held at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN 38133, US, on October 8, 2026, at 11:00 am.