August 3, 2015
Marie (Tee) Baratti MacAskill of West Memphis, Arkansas passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mrs. MacAskill was born to Mack and Fermina Baratti on February 7, 1926 in Marion, Arkansas. She graduated from Marion High School where she was an All-State basketball player and a long time employee of Southland Racing Corporation.
Mrs. MacAskill was married to Richard MacAskill who preceded her in death in 2005. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by three sisters, Elizaabeth Bosi, Vera Simonetti and Josephine Herr. She is survived by two sisters, Patricia Seaton and Velma Fratesi both of Marion. She also leaves 3 nephew and 4 nieces.
A graveside service will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, TN on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10am.
Oh, Ms. Tee, I have missed you so these past 25 odd years. Rest in peace my dear friend.
I am so sorry to hear of Tee's passing. She was an incredible force and mentor while working with her at Southland. My heart is heavy and my condolences to her family. To me her potato soup was the best and her heart was gold.
Mrs. Tee was such a sweetheart. She used to visit us at work next door and bring the best tuna sandwiches you ever tasted ! She was such fun to visit with even in her home. I know she missed Mr. Dick so very much and talked about being with him again someday and I am sure they are holding hands right now. My sincere sympathy to all her remaining family. The Lord be with you and help you cope with this great loss of your loved one.
Please accept our deepest sympathies. In this time of grief, you are in our thoughts and in our prayers.
Pat and family, I am so very sorry to hear of Tee's passing. I worked with her at Southland and learned so much from her. Tee was a strong woman and had a heart of gold. She will be missed. RIP sweet lady. My prayers are with the family.
Sister Fratesi, Sister Pat and family. I did not know Tee but I can see you were so fortunate to have had a wonderful person in your lives for a very long time. Even though we never want to let them go at least you can find comfort in knowing she is with The Lord. Remember to keep your eyes and heart upon The Lord for He Is Our Comforter.
Love you all,
Linda G. Williams
Mrs. Tee was quite the woman. Strong as an ox and could cook! She always made sure we had our supply of her famous tuna fish (which she even made for my daughters wedding!) and my daughters favorite, her spaghetti. Even though she would never share her recipes, we thoroughly enjoyed our visits. She will be missed.
I am so sorry to hear of Tee's passing. She was a sweetheart to me always. I will keep the whole family lifted up in prayer. She will be missed here but I know Dick sure was glad to see her.