MARIE WATSON SULLIVAN STOVALL, age 87, of Jackson, Georgia, formerly of Huntland, Tenn., departed this life suddenly on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. She was born in Huntland, Tenn. on January 3, 1936, to the late Robert Buford Watson and Vicie Green Watson.  Ms. Stovall joined the U.S. Air Force soon after she graduated from Huntland High School.  She met her husband, Bruce Sullivan while she was enlisted.  Mr. Sullivan passed away in 1980.  She was employed as the Huntland City Recorder until her retirement at the age of 72. She was a member of the Huntland First Baptist Church.  She enjoyed basketball and played for the Air Force Ladies Basketball Team when she was in service.  She played and taught basketball with her children when they were young.  She liked all sports.  Ms. Stovall enjoyed crafting and most of all music, especially Elvis. She was known for her "green thumb" and her violas and pansies, that are still blooming today.  Ms. Stovall moved to Jackson, Georgia to be close to her daughter in 2012.  She was a sweet lady with a beautiful smile and skin that many people envied.  She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two husbands, Bruce Sullivan and Calvin Stovall, sister, Van Melton, brothers; Douglas, Clyde and Charles Watson and son-in-law, Gary Drury.

She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Sullivan of Jackson, Georgia, Son, Michael Sullivan and wife, Mary O'Connor of Providence, Rhode Island, granddaughter, Meredith Drury of Winterville, GA, grandson, Conor Sullivan, U.S. Navy, Key West, Florida, sisters; Margaret Ashley and husband, David of Elora, Tenn., Eula Moorehead of Fayetteville, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 2, 2023 in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.

Services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 2, immediately following visitation in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.

Interment will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Huntland, Tenn., with military honors bestowed.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ms. Stovall's memory to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692.