Mrs. Elise McArthur Troupe

April 10, 1931 - March 6, 2016

Mrs. Elise McArthur Troupe, age 84, of Tullahoma, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016. Funeral services will be 11 AM Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Don Troupe will officiate, with burial to follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 4-7 PM Tuesday the funeral home. She was born April 10, 1931, in the Raus Community of Moore County, to the late Joel Price McArthur and Alma Lee Byrom McArthur. She was retired from Jostens’s Incorporated, active in the American Legion Auxiliary, where was past president State of Tennessee Department, and held many offices within the organization. She also served on numerous national committees, and was a member and former officer in the DAR. She attended First Christian Church. Preceding her in death was her husband, Julian Troupe, in 2011, and a brother, Gilford McArthur. Survivors include two sons, Don (Portia) Troupe, of Johnson City, New York, and Jim (Corinne) Troupe, of Tullahoma; a sister, Marteal Norris, of Soddy Daisy, and two brothers, Wendell McArthur, of Manchester, and Douglas McArthur, of Shelbyville; five grandchildren, Greg Troupe, Ali Troupe, Bryan (Teresa) Mosley, Katie (Matthew) Modesit, and Jamie (Charlie) Gonzales; four great grandchildren, Jordan Mosley, Jackson Mosley, Isaiah Modesit, and Anna Grace Modesit. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.