Graveside services for Polly Butler Cuzzort, age 87, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, TN. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Cuzzort passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at her residence.
Polly was born in Wartrace, TN, the daughter of the late Thurman Alexander and Connie Arnold Butler. She was a homemaker and a teacher. Polly enjoyed playing bridge and gardening. She was of the Methodist faith. Polly and her husband, Claude, moved to Donelson after their marriage in 1950 and lived there until the early 70’s, when they moved to Oklahoma. After Claude retired, they moved to Manchester, TN.
In addition to her parents, Polly was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Claude Henry Cuzzort; two brothers, Buell Butler and Billy Butler; and one sister, Peggy Rhodes. She is survived by two daughters, Claudia (David) Ryan and Nancy (Fred) Thessing; three grandchildren, Whitney Thessing, Christopher (Marcella) Thessing and Trey Thessing; and two great grandchildren, Matilda and Polly.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in Polly’s memory to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Cuzzort family.