Mary Elizabeth Witherspoon : She learned of her husband 's marriage in a newspaper . ` ` I fear that he has early onset dementia , '' she says of her husband . '" He was always very quiet and reserved but now his speech is slurred. Reese Witherspoon 's rep says `` no comment '' on her parents ' dispute .
Mary Elizabeth Witherspoon : She learned of her husband 's marriage in a newspaper . `` I fear that he has early onset dementia , '' she says of her husband . The Witherspoons , married for 42 years , separated in 1996 but never divorced . Reese Witherspoon 's rep says `` no comment '' on her parents ' dispute .