Visitation will be held Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 10:00am until 2:00pm with funeral services following at 2:00pm in the chapel of Central Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Fletcher Cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Beatrice Fletcher passed from this life on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN. Beatrice was born in Manchester, TN, to her late parents James Adam Markum and Fannie Jane Youngblood Markum. She worked as a nurse’s aid, a seamstress at Eden Industries, and was a homemaker. Beatrice was a member of the Pocahontas Church of Christ. One of her greatest blessings was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar “Eddie” Fletcher; grandson-in-law, Spencer Wayne; great grandson, Cooper Ramsey; brothers, Hoover Markum, Lonnie Markum; sister, Maebelle Green, Dorothy Ferrell.
Beatrice is survived by son, Douglas Fletcher (Sheila); daughters, Kim Ford (Mark) and Pamela Fitzpatrick (Pat); brother, Randall Markum (Dolas); grandchildren, Jason Ford (Candice), Cheetah Lloyd (Lucas), Jessica Bryson (Joe), Gwen Ramsey (Jason); great grandchildren, Kenzee, Jon Mark, and Hallee Belle Ford, Jon Burl, Casen, and Gunner Bryson, Chandler and John Spencer Wayne, Addilyn Lloyd, Emilia Ramsey; sister-in-law, Linda Fletcher, Brenda Anderson, Pat Fletcher; brother-in-law, Truman Bush; several nieces, nephews, and host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Beatrice’s name to Lunches with Love, Ivy Bluff Church of Christ.
Special thanks to the nurses and staff of NHC McMinnville and Caris Hospice for all of the great care given to Mrs. Bea.Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Fletcher family, 931-723-7774, centralfuneralhome.com
