William Joseph Marks Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

MARKS, William – Nearly 13 months to the day after the death of his wife of 56 years, William “Bill” Joseph Marks died on April 10, 2015 at the age of 79. Bill was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Bertie and William G. Marks in 1935. He spent most of his childhood in Nashville, TN where he graduated in 1958 from Vanderbilt University. He retired from Monsanto where he worked as a chemical engineer. He spent many years as an elder in the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was a devoted family man, nurturing his children and grandchildren and cherishing his beloved wife, Maggie, caring for her through her battle with Alzheimer's. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Tiffany Kesgin, and brother Ralph Marks. He is survived by daughters Bethanie (David) Prather of Decatur and Willette (Michael) Lynch of Guntersville; grandsons Devon and Austin Kesgin of Albertville; brothers Roger Marks of Nashville, TN; James Marks of Andrews, South Carolina; Richard Marks of Huntington Beach, California; sisters Barbara Howard of Nashville and Susan Esparza of Cookeville, TN. A memorial service will be held on April 18 at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Hwy 79 in Guntersville, Brother Michael Landers officiating. Family will receive friends one hour before the service.

William Joseph Marks

August 16, 1935 - April 10, 2015