Dr. William Burhl Miesse
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Dr. William Burhl Miesse of Collierville, Tennessee, passed away late Tuesday afternoon, April 6, 2021. Bill was born on October 25, 1921, to Orville and Clara Miesse of Marion, Kansas. Bill served int the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps near the end of World War II, and subsequently went into veterinary practice at Foote Animal Hospital on Central Avenue. In 1964 he set up his own clinic, the Miesse Animal Hospital in Germantown, where he worked until his retirement in 2003.
Bill had four children with his first wife, Norma Jean Miesse: William Burhl Miesse Jr., Barbara Jean Moss, Marion Rebecca Calloway, and Mark Bennett Miesse. He gained two step-sons in 1981 when he married Mary Patterson of Cordova, Tennessee, both of whom he raised and loved as his own sons: Michael Patterson and David Patterson. Bill and Mary had another son, Christopher Miesse. Bill and Mary had a deep, abiding love and were never apart for 40 years.
Bill is survived by his wife Mary Miesse, his brother James ("JB") Miesse, all seven children (now adults), 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services for Bill are being handled by High Point Funeral Home & Crematorium. Due to Covid, the services will be held privately. In lieu of sending flowers, the family requests that you donate to the Cordova Presbyterian Church or to a charity of your choice.