Mary Edna Scates Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Mary Edna Scates of McKenzie, Tennessee, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Mary Edna left this world on November 18, 2025 at the age of 73, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Otto McCaig and Hazel McCaig (Freeman) of Dyer, TN; her husband David Scates; her sisters, Dorothy Slaughter (McCaig), Judy McCaig and Nancy Carson (McCaig); her nephews, David Abercrombie and Randy Abercrombie; her niece Teri Williams (McCaig); her daughter Teressia; her sister Melanie Herndon (TJ); her grandchildren, Hunter "Drake" Herndon, David Hensley (Krista), Brooke Gullett (Cody) and Melanie Tidwell; and her great grandchildren, Ridgelynn Hensley, Brooxlea Hensley, Elijah Gullett, Maycee Gullett, Kilee Tidwell and Hayden Wingo.
She is survived by: her siblings, Charlotte Kizer (McCaig), Ronnie McCaig (Mary) and Terry Wayne McCaig (Ann).
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to First Baptist Church, Trezevant, TN for VBS supplies and to The McKenzie Church of Christ for well drilling in Africa.
