Mary Jo Ormsby

Mary Jo Ormsby of Castalian Springs passed away peacefully surrounded by family on

Friday, February 20, 2026, at the age of 75. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, and generous

grandmother.

Mrs. Ormsby was born November 23, 1950, in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Joseph

Scudder Zinkan and Lois Margaret Thompson Zinkan. She lived a life of fidelity and compassion

and was a steady rock of dedicated care and gentleness to everyone who knew her. She graduated

high school from St. Bernard Academy and went on to pursue a career as a Registered Nurse.

After moving to Sumner County, she worked for Sumner Regional Medical Center for more than

thirty years, spending twenty in the Emergency Room and ten in Same-Day Surgery. She retired

from nursing in 2015 and enjoyed serving her family by hosting get-togethers and holidays with

her delicious meals, lavishing her grandchildren with gifts and outings, and caring for her loved

ones as they aged. Mary Jo loved to laugh and had a wonderful sense of humor. Her family was

of primary importance to her, and she would be the first to sacrifice for the good of each

member. Her life was marked by unconditional love and kindness.

Mary Jo is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert Walter Ormsby, Jr.; her children:

sons, Rob (Kelly) Ormsby and Michael Ormsby, and daughter, Amanda (Evan) Willhite; and her

grandchildren: Ian Ormsby, Sonny Willhite, Lyla Willhite, Tice Willhite, and Levi Willhite.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Sandra Kay Zinkan Cobb.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, February 27, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Vianney

Catholic Church in Gallatin. Interment will follow in Sumner Memorial Gardens. Visitation with

the family will be on Thursday, February 26, at Sellars Family Heritage in Gallatin from 3:00 to

5:00 p.m. with the Rosary being prayed at 5:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness

(NAMI) Tennessee, 131 Sanders Ferry Road, Suite B, Hendersonville, TN 37075.

Arrangements entrusted to Sellars Family Heritage Funeral Home, 100 East Albert

Gallatin Avenue, Gallatin, TN 37066 (615) 452-7115. Online condolences can be made at

sellarsfh.com.