Bess C. Twaddle
01/06/2013
Mrs. Bess C. Twaddle, age 92, Telford, TN passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Broadmore Senior Living.
Mrs. Twaddle was a native of Meridian, Mississippi and daughter of the late Sylvester & Thelma Reynolds Caraway. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Roy R. Twaddle and one sister, Ruth Nickols.
She attended Jonesborough United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Twaddle was a World History and Art Teacher for over 30 years in Memphis. She traveled to India on a Fulbright Grant and enjoyed traveling the world with her husband.
She was founder of Jonesborough Genealogy Society, member of Daughters of the American Revolution Daughter’s of 1812 and Daughter’s of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Twaddle and her husband survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. She also survived hurricane Katrina.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert & Susan Twaddle, Johnson City, Tn and Roy R. & Gayle Twaddle, Portsmouth, RI; grandchildren, Sharon Twaddle McGinnis and Tracey Gunnlaugsson and husband, Thor and Paul Pierce and wife Elizabeth.
Memorial services will be conducted 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Jonesborough United Methodist Church with Rev. Tammy Wright officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 6:00-7:00 pm Tuesday prior to the service.
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EULOGIES & CONDOLENCES
Ms. Bess Twaddle was a great teacher and a
great person. I was fortunate enough to have
her AP History class 1977-78. She was dynamic,
engaging, very knowledgeable. Her personal
anecdotes from her, and Mr. Twaddle's travels
were fascinating. (I still retell the story she
told us of Dec 7, 1941 and carrying the
breakfast frying pan up and down the stairs
with each bomb blast. The range of emotions,
and the way she told it! I'm smiling now.) Very
few teachers, over my educational time, had an
impact on me beyond mere facts. Bess Twaddle
was on that list. As someone else said, "I
looked forward to her class every day." Thank
you, Ms. Twaddle. - Doug Whatley, Craigmont HS,
Memphis, Class of 1978
09/21/2015
Dr. Jeff Taylor
To Mrs. Twaddle's family. Without a doubt, listening to her first-hand account of the attack on Pearl Harbor was the most riveting class I've ever sat through, and it is still fresh in my mind some 36 years later. Mrs. Twaddle not only taught from the book, she taught from life, and we - her students are the better for it. My condolences to her family, and although late, I wanted to express my love and appreciation for my favorite teacher!
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