Born May, 5, 1937. Departed this life on December 4, 2021.

Mary Alice is preceded in death by her parents Tom and Sadie Wilson; youngest sister Irene Wyatt; oldest sister Evelyn Stone, whom met Mary Alice on that glorious journey to heaven just 1 hour after Mary Alice passed.

Mary Alice is survived by her special friend and companion of 16 years, James Nicholson; daughter Brenda Bank (Jack); grandchildren Tanya Sapp (Nick), Tiffany Handley (Steven), and Brandi Banks (Curtis); great grandchildren Cody, Noah, Laylia, and Kerri; along with many nieces and nephews and many lifelong friends.

Mary Alice was a member of the Eastern Star for 52 years. She retired from Murfreesboro City schools after 25 years. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, bluegrass music, and dancing.

To know her was to love her. She leaves behind the best memories, funny stories, and best advice, to carry on to many generations to come.