Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home Obituaries

Obituary Preview: William F. Henderson age 73 of Tunnel Hill, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. He served in the United States Army for several years. William was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Tim Henderson.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife, Lorraine Whitley Henderson of Tunnel Hill; mother-in-law, Mary Whitley of Ringgold; several nieces and nephews.Family will receive friends 10AM-12PM, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Ringgold Church of God in Ringgold, Georgia.Celebration of Life at 12PM, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Ringgold Church of God. Share memories, photos, and leave condolences for the family at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Garry W. McGuire age 64 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. He served in The United States Army and was a member of Tiftonia Holiness Church.Garry was preceded in death by his mother, Essie Lee Bates McGuire; father, Alvin Lee McGuire; brother, Johnny McGuire.Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Linda Ann McGuire of Cleveland; brothers, Brian (Kimberly) McGuire & Rickey (Connie) McGuire both of Dalton, Ga.Family will receive friends 12PM-2PM, EST, Monday, March 28, 2022. Funeral Service 2PM, EST, Monday, March 28, 2022 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home ChapelInterment to follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Bryant, Alabama.

Obituary Preview: Donald E. Lee age 70 of Chattanooga passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. He was a subcontractor and installed flooring for Eledge Flooring & Cox Flooring. Donald was preceded in death by his father, Floyd E. Lee; step-father, Frank Blake; daughter, Jennifer Sanders Hakeem; siblings, Larry Ellis, Darrel Blake & Rose Prather.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife of Forty years, Arleen J. Lee of Chattanooga; mother, Lilli Mae Blake of Redbank; children, Tammy Stone, Shawn Lee, Chad (Susan) Sanders, Bryan (Trish) Sanders; half-brother, Frank Blake, Jr. of Redbank; several grandchildren & great grandchildren.The Family will announce a Memorial Service soon.

Obituary Preview: LeeAnne Hodgson age 63 of Chattanooga passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. She was preceded by her parents, James & Wanda Long; brother, James (Spud) Long; infant son, Jason Long; grandbabies, Baby Charlie & Baby G.Those left to treasure her memories are her husband, George Hodgson of Chattanooga; daughters, Brooke (Chris) Cooper of Whitwell, Jennifer Hodgson of Michigan, Margret (Ravi) Jains of Minnesota, Becky (Stephen) Hicks of Chattanooga, Lori (Brent) Hodgson of Georgia & Andi (Chris) Bonilla of Texas; sister, Leslie (Tina) Long of Kentucky; grandchildren, Ethan, Carlee, Ian, Baylee, Riley, Jaxson, Addison, Daniel, Johnathan, Joey, Julie, Jenna, Emma & Sophie.The family will announce a memorial service later. Share memories, photos, and leave condolences for the family at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Annette Emanuel Broom, 77, passed away in the early morning of January 25, 2022. Annette was born on August 28, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama to Clifford Winston and Nellie Viola Emanuel. She spent her early childhood living in Mobile before moving to Trenton, Georgia during grade school years. Early during her high school years at Dade County High School, she met Robert “Connie” Conard Broom and married him on April 23, 1961. They were faithfully married for 45 years until his death in 2005. During this time, Annette became a loving mother to Robert “Bobby” Conard Jr, Donna Lynn, and Nicholas Thomas.While her children were young, she was actively involved in their school and sports activities and served in the PTA. She had the most unbelievable talent to sew, many times without a pattern. To her children’s dislike (but what has now become a fond memory), she would make them matching outfits for Easter morning, often finishing them early on that Sunday morning. She carried this tradition on when she was blessed with grandchildren adding matching dresses for both the moms and their children. Going through the family Bible recently, we found a McCall’s pattern for a woman’s dress collar and thought “but of course, only Mom would keep that in her Bible”.Annette accepted the Lord as her Savior on March 30, 1957 and was a faithful servant to the churches she attended, most recently New Salem Baptist Church in Lookout Mountain, GA. She loved to teach Sunday School and Vacation Bible School and cherished singing in the choir with her dear friends. Her family will always cherish her lovely penmanship which can be found throughout her Bible as she wrote notes from sermons. Little did she know that by writing these notes to remind her or her faith and what the Lord had done for her, she was leaving a living testimony of her faith that will continue to impact her family into eternity.Many residents in Lookout Valley will fondly remember her loving smile and personality as a server at the Whizz Burger. Her hard-working attitude so impressed Dr. James Eyssen that he and Dr. Arthur von Werssowetz asked her to join them at Associates in Plastic Surgery, where she made life-long friends with her peers and their patients. She later joined Dr. Maurice Rawlings and served as his Office Manager before retiring to be with Connie as he battled lung cancer. Never one to sit around and be bored, she decided to go back to work after Connie passed away in 2005, and began working at the Cracker Barrel, winning Employee of the Year. She viewed these roles not only as a server of food or patients, but most importantly as a servant to her Lord, always willing to share her faith through her testimony and the way she treated and cared for others.After being married, Annette and Connie were stationed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Bobby was born. Soon afterwards, Connie was transferred to Bermuda, where the couple would live and give birth to Donna. These early travelling opportunities gave birth to a life-long passion of Annette to travel and see the world. Beginning with annual trips to Mobile to visit “Grandmother” and Aunt Mae, she also completed three cross country trips within the United States (a family trip to Ogden, Utah for Bobby’s wedding, a couple’s trip to Montana to watch their beloved UTC Mocs play football, and a road trip to the Northeast to watch her grandson play baseball in Cape Cod and her beloved New York Yankees). With friends and family members, she was able to travel internationally to Spain, Switzerland, China, Laos, and Thailand.Annette is survived by her son Robert “Bobby” Conard Broom, Jr and his wife Glenda, along with his children Lauren with her husband Levi, Whitney with her husband Clay, and Conard with his wife Liz. Her daughter Donna Lyn Broom Morgan and her husband Toby, along with her children Shelby with her husband Chan and Spencer. Her son Nicholas Thomas Broom and his wife Nichakarn, along with his children Jonas, Deacon, and Emily. She is also survived by four great-granddaughters Blakely, Lynsi, Haylee, and Avery with a great-grandson Morgan due in March.The visitation will be at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, January 27th from 2 pm until 8 pm. The funeral home is located at 144 Brown’s Ferry Road. The memorial service will be New Salem Baptist Church on Friday, January 28th at 11:00 am with a visitation starting at 10 am. The church is located at 541 Scenic Hwy Rising Fawn, Ga.Pallbearers for the service will include her grandsons Spencer, Conard, Jonas and Deacon as well as her nephews, Mike and Matt Emanuel. Honorary pallbearers include Marc, Erik, and Tyler Emanuel and Mark Goodwin.As an alternative to flowers, donations in Annette’s name can be sent to New Salem Baptist Church at 541 Scenic Hwy, Rising Fawn, GA 30738.

Obituary Preview: John Robert "JR" Whitt of Lookout Valley passed away January, 11, 2022 at the age of 75 years. John was born in Athens, AL (1946), raised on a very large cotton farm with 7 siblings in Huntsville, AL, and permanently moved to Chattanooga, TN in 1967. John was employed at Sherman & Reilly, Inc. which specializes in powerline and fiber-optic cable installations with major utilities, utility contractors and telecommunications companies. Retired as Senior Vice president, his 44 year career took him to 25 different countries, and he served on several committees and boards in the powerline industry. He was largely seen as a knowledge authority and expert in the field.  John was preceded in death by his son John Anthony Whitt, his parents, Ervin and Mary Whitt, and siblings Edward (b), Larry (b), Sue (s), and Wanda (s). He is survived by his sons Sean (and Sally) Whitt of St. Louis, MO, Trey Burger of Trenton, GA, sisters Shirley (and Bob) Blackwell of Southside, AL, Pat Pendergraph (and Sam) of Greensboro, NC, and Mary Ann Bright of Columbia, AL. John was a loving and fun grandfather (Hunter, Riley, Sam) and uncle to several nieces \ nephews.Johnny or JR (as his friends and family called him) was of the Southern Baptist faith and was strongly patriotic. He never forgot his roots and simple upbringing. He often shared his experiences and stories as advice and guidance to others and motivation for his professional pursuits. He immensely enjoyed playing golf with his large group of friends, and he was a proud member of the Tiftonia Golf Associate (TGA). JR was also an Alabama football diehard and never felt sorry for Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, or Auburn fans when they experienced losses - especially if the loss was against the Tide. ROLL TIDE ROLL.

Obituary Preview: Janet I. Shands, 90, passed away on December 8, 2021.She was born to the late Simon and Myrtle Newlin in Boyce, Virginia. She met the love of her life, the late John Shands, in Bethesda, Maryland. She along with her daughter, her Sugar Babe, Jorene, moved to Chattanooga in 1989. Her greatest joy in her life was by far her granddaughter, her Sugarplum, Cami.If you had the privilege to meet her, then you were always greeted by one of her amazing hugs. She gave more love to those around her than is comprehensible. She carried countless kids and grandkids in her heart. Most of those affectionately called her Mammom. She taught so many how to be silly at any age and to never stop learning and to love others only based on who they are. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.A graveside service will be at Chattanooga Memorial Park in Red Bank, Tennessee on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

Obituary Preview: Wright Robert Carden III., age 46 of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Don L. Carden I; brother, Donnie L. Carden, Jr., Robert was a lifelong TN Volunteer Fan.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife, Kim Carden of Chattanooga; mother & step father, Mary & Rudy Gulsby of Langston, son, Samuel Carden of Chattanooga; Godfather, Richard Yellen of Chattanooga; siblings, Robert May of Jasper, Marla Carden Knight of Cleveland and Cheryl Carden Hooks of Ringold.Family will receive friends 1PM-3PM, Saturday,Dec 18, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home 144 Browns Ferry Road Chattanooga (423) 591-7777.Arrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777. Share memories, photos and leave condolences for the family at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.com

Obituary Preview: Mary McLennan Chisholm was born on March 17, 1931, in Syen Chun, Korea, near the Manchurian border not far from where the Yalu River (forming the border between Korea and Manchuria) empties into the Yellow Sea.  Syen Chun was along one of the two railroad lines that branched near Seoul in central Korea, with one line going up the east side of northern Korea toward Vladivostok in the U.S.S.R, and the other line going up the west side of northern Korea through Pyongyang and past Syen Chun across the Yalu River into Manchuria.  This was, of course, during the time Korea was occupied by Japan and before the division of Korea into North and South which happened after World War II.Mary was named for her paternal grandmother, Mary McLennan, who along with her husband, Hugh Chisholm, emigrated from Scotland to the United States probably sometime in the 1880’s.  Mary’s parents, William H. Chisholm and Bertha C. Chisholm, were missionaries at the Syen Chun Mission Station of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and her father was a doctor at In His Name Hospital that was part of the mission station.  Mary’s father was from Berkeley, California and her mother from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  They met at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia while Dr. Chisholm was visiting the Presbyterian mission board that would send him to Korea, and after a short courtship were married and on their way to Korea in 1923.Along with her two older sisters Grace and Florence, Mary was schooled at home by her mother.  In 1936 the Chisholms returned to the U.S. for surgery needed by Mary’s mother.  When they returned to Korea in 1938, Mary’s oldest sister Grace was sent to Pyongyang Foreign School in Pyongyang to start eighth grade, and two years later Florence was sent there along with Grace in the fall of 1940.  The family had to leave Korea in November 1940 before Mary was old enough to go to boarding school.  Winters were remembered by Mary and her sisters as cold but providing great sledding and other outdoor activities.  And there were the summer visits to Sorai Beach, which was located further south on the west coast of Korea below Pyongyang.  Mary and her sisters especially remembered the wide sandy beach reaching out into ocean.  Sorai Beach was a place where other foreign missionary families also gathered in the summer.But the 1930’s was a growing time of war and threat of war worldwide, starting with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria six months after Mary was born and the growing threat from Nazi Germany in Europe.  Mary’s sister Grace remembered that Japanese troops were sent to Manchuria over that railroad line which ran through Syen Chun.  After Japanese troops invaded French Indochina in September 1940 the U.S. State Department advised U.S. citizens in Japan and its occupied territories, including Korea, to leave.  In November 1940 the Chisholms left Korea and returned by ship to the U.S., settling at first in Berkeley, California, at the home of Dr. Chisholm’s father, Hugh Chisholm and his sister Ellen Chisholm at 1912 Channing Way, two blocks from the University of California at Berkeley.  The Chisholm family all remembered returning home from church on Sunday, December 7, 1941 to find that the United States was at war with Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.Hugh Chisholm passed away sometime in 1942, and Mary and her family moved to Philadelphia where Dr. Chisholm took a position at the Independent Board for Foreign Missions.  Dr. Chisholm had left the Presbyterian Mission Board at the end of his time in Korea because of its failure to stand against Japanese pressure for Korean Christians to offer worship to local Shinto shrines, and had joined the Independent Board for Foreign Missions which strongly opposed this Japanese pressure on Korean Christians as contrary to Scripture.Mary attended schools in Berkeley and Philadelphia until her graduation from Germantown High School in Philadelphia in 1948.  In that same year, Mary’s parents were able to return to Korea, but this time to the Pusan area on the southeast coast of now South Korea, where they served until 1955 through the time of the Korean War (with some periods of evacuation due to the war).In the fall of 1948, Mary followed both of her older sisters and enrolled in Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, from which she was graduated in 1952, majoring in zoology.  At Wheaton, one of her classmates was Betsey Cunningham, who Mary initially met and became friends with some years earlier when the Chisholm family stayed with the Cunningham family during deputation travel.  Mary’s friendship with Betsey lasted Mary’s entire life and was a wonderful support to Mary throughout those many years.The Wheaton yearbook from Mary’s senior year states that Mary was class Social Co-Chairman her sophomore year, member of the Pre-Med Club her senior year, and member of the Foreign Missions Fellowship her junior and senior years.  After graduation from Wheaton, Mary returned to Philadelphia to do some study at Faith Seminary while exploring whether she had a calling to be a missionary.  During this time Mary pursued an interest in horseback riding, and she had a car which someone must have given her.  It was a yellow Oldsmobile convertible.  Mary’s nephew, Dan Morton, remembers this car, since it became the family car for his parents when Mary returned to Korea.  Dan never remembers his parents driving it with the top down, but it is almost a certainty that Mary did so.  Mary also had a lifelong interest in opera, and perhaps it was at college or during this time following college in which that interest developed. In the latter part of 1954, Dr. Chisholm was preparing to leave Korea on furlough.  Mary’s mother was already back in Philadelphia.  Mary then decided to return to Korea to help in her father’s work in Pusan because the mission was short of workers.  Mary still had a very good working knowledge of the Korean language and was a welcome addition to the mission.  When Dr. Chisholm went on furlough to the United States in November 1954, Mary chose to remain in Korea, living with Marjorie Hanson, another missionary from the Philadelphia area working with Dr. Chisholm in Pusan.  In a letter from Dr. Chisholm dated September 14, 1955, he wrote that just before he left on furlough in November 1954, “Mary asked me to pray definitely that she might get the Lord’s leading as to whether she should be a missionary.”Mary was now coming to what became the defining moment of her life.  In early June 1955 while still in Korea, she contracted bulbar polio.  This time of Mary’s life is described in a good bit of detail in her father’s 1955 letter mentioned above, as well as in an undated letter many years after from Mary Plein, one of the nurses at the U.S. Army hospital in Korea who cared for Mary while hospitalized there and where Mary’s life was miraculously saved.  Dr. Chisholm’s letter has running through it a strong commitment to prayer by Mary’s parents and also by many family members, friends and acquaintances, both in the United States and Korea.  It also mentions several times experience by the Chisholms and several others of the peace of God which surpasses all understanding notwithstanding the critical circumstances of Mary’s condition.Dr. and Mrs. Chisholm were at the Bible Presbyterian Church Synod in St Louis, Missouri when on the morning of Tuesday, June 7 they received a cable from the Red Cross that Mary had “probable polio” and the Medical Officer of the 8th Army 121st Evacuation Hospital desired the presence of Dr. Chisholm.  Dr. and Mrs. Chisholm took the train immediately to Philadelphia, and on the following day Dr. Chisholm traveled by train to New York to visit the Korean embassy in order to expedite approval for their return to Korea.  At that time Mrs. Chisholm’s passport had expired and her return permit to Korea had long since expired.Before Dr. and Mrs. Chisholm had left St Louis, the president of their mission board and a former missionary in Korea who was an acquaintance of Korean President Syngman Rhee, offered to cable President Rhee to see if he could expedite matters for the Chisholms’ return to Korea.  Dr. Chisholm’s letter describes what happened while at the Korean embassy in New York: “I was speaking with the Korean Consul about an immediate return to Korea.  He felt that in our emergency he could stretch a point for me, but as my wife’s passport and her re-entry permit for Korea were so far out dated she could not possibly go.  Ordinarily it should take at least a month.  As I was there with him a cable came.  It was from President Rhee, ordering them to expedite the Chisholm departure.  ‘Where the word of a king is, there is power.’  Yes we could have the needed permits!  They could get us fixed up right away!”  While Dr. Chisholm was still at the Korean embassy he received a telephone call from Mrs. Chisholm in Philadelphia, who had just received a cable from Korea telling them that polio diagnosis was established and Mary was in critical condition in an iron lung.On the following day, Thursday, June 9, the Chisholms left for Korea by plane from New York.  When they arrived in Seoul, they were invited by the officer of the 121st Evacuation Hospital to stay on the Army compound and assist with the care of Mary.  There were some very close calls with Mary’s survival before the Chisholms arrived, but Mary’s condition was now continuing to improve to the surprise of the Army doctors and medical staff.  Toward the end of August, Mary’s doctors at the Army hospital decided she should be sent to a polio care center in the United States. The letter referred to above from the Army nurse, Mary Plein, reported on the care she gave to Mary at the Army hospital and her continuing improvement.  “My greatest happiness came,” wrote Mary Plein, “when I placed a pad and pencil inside the respirator and Mary was able to write, ‘You saved my life.’  Only then was I able to forget all my bruises and aching muscles caused by bumps from parts of the big machine in which I had to work whenever I cared for my patient.”Mary was flown – still in an iron lung – by the Military Air Transport Service to a polio respiratory center in Buffalo, New York.  Dr. and Mrs. Chisholm were not permitted to accompany her on the military flight.  There are clippings from newspapers in Oakland and Berkeley, California about Mary’s flight, and one with a picture of Mary being carried in an iron lung by military personnel while changing flights at a nearby airbase, with her Aunt Ellen Chisholm standing by.  But despite a long wait and having taken a day off from work, Aunt Ellen was not permitted by the doctors at the base hospital to enter and visit with Mary.  There is also an undated article from the Buffalo Evening News which must have been from around the time of Mary’s arrival in Buffalo, describing her five-day series of flights from Pusan, South Korea to Buffalo and her arrival at the “respirator center at the University of Buffalo Chronic Disease Research Institute”, reporting that Mary’s “cheerful smile and optimistic outlook immediately won the hearts of all.”  The article also states that “it is believed to be the longest flight ever made by an iron-lung patient.”  The article is accompanied by a picture of Mary lying on her back in a hospital bed – outside of an iron lung – with her oldest sister Grace and one of her doctors standing by the bed.  Grace Chisholm Morton and her husband John had driven to Buffalo from Philadelphia for a surprise visit with Mary in Buffalo.  The article describes Mary “in red pajamas, a cluster of red flowers in her ponytail hairdo” listening “delightedly” to a tape recording of good wishes made by friends.Dr. and Mrs. Chisholm left Korea for the last time in December 1955 and returned to Philadelphia where Dr. Chisholm had a position at the Independent Board for Foreign Missions.  Mary continued to improve and succeeded in walking again, and regained her ability to speak, but for the rest of her life breathed through the tracheotomy performed on her throat under urgent emergency conditions – without local anesthesia – while Mary was in critical condition on her arrival at the Army hospital in Korea.  There is a picture from the cover of the October 1956 edition of the monthly publication of the Independent Board for Foreign Missions of Mary standing next to her father as they are finely dressed and leaving the polio center in Buffalo side-by-side.Mary and her parents moved to the Los Angeles, California area probably in the last years of the 1950’s at least partly because of Mary’s doctor’s recommendation that the Southern California climate would be better for Mary’s health.  In California Mary continued to improve, eventually being able to drive again, and even working very hard on her certification to become a Certified Public Accountant.  She passed her CPA exam in 1970 and needed two years of working with a CPA to get her own certificate.  In September of 1971 Mary was offered and accepted a part-time job with a CPA, which soon turned into full-time.  This was Mary’s first permanent job since the time she contracted polio, and it was quite a demand on Mary’s strength.  Mary carried a respirator and extra batteries in the back seat of her Toyota so she could pause while at work or on errands and spend 15 minutes or so getting re-energized on the respirator.  Available sources don’t indicate whether Mary ever got her own CPA or how long she was able to keep working.  When Mary’s nephew Dan Morton visited the Chisholms in the summers of 1975 and 1976 he does not recall that Mary was working at that time.  Mary’s nephew Steve Morton remembers a visit, probably sometime toward the end of the 1970’s, when Steve helped his father John Morton with a painting project he was doing for the Chisholms.Mary’s older nephews in the Morton family remember a visit from California from Mary and her parents in 1961 while the Mortons were living in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, a small farming community in Amish country in Lancaster County.  The Morton’s dog had recently given birth to a litter of 10 puppies, a few of which had died.  One of the remaining puppies was not doing well with a lump growing on his back.  Mary named him Tiny Tim from the Dickens Christmas story and pitched in with her nephews to help care for this sick little puppy.  Sadly, unlike Tiny Tim of the Dickens tale, this puppy succumbed, and Mary comforted her nephews as he was buried in the back yard.Mary had always been vivacious and energetic, but she was always truly interested in other people and what they were doing.  The incident with Tiny Tim was an example of how she treated her young nephews as real people, ready to listen carefully to what they had to say to her, and encouraged them to find solutions to both everyday disappointments and larger ones, such as the loss of Tiny Tim.  Mary always remembered family birthdays: her niece and nephews, their children and even their grandchildren.  And at Christmas her niece and nephews and their children were always on the lookout for that box of Mary See’s chocolates which Mary sent to them every year.  Mary also had an active prayer life for her family and many others.During the 1960’s Mary became a licensed ham radio operator and held that license through around 2003.  Her nephew, Dan Morton, remembers that while his family was living in South Portland, Maine between 1962 and 1966 there was a way Mary could contact another ham radio operator who lived a few houses away from the Mortons, and this neighbor was able to patch in his telephone to a phone call from him to the Mortons, thus enabling a ‘free’ long-distance conversation between Mary and her sister Grace.Dr. Chisholm died on September 17, 1977.  From 1988 to 1994 Mary’s nephew Paul Morton lived with Mary and her mother during and after he was earning his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.  Toward the end of 1988 when the health of Mary’s mother was failing, Thelma Semel (sister-in-law of Grace Chisholm Morton) came for an extended visit to assist with Mrs. Chisholm’s care, and after that Mary hired Maria Ortega to continue help with Mary’s mother.  Mrs. Chisholm died in on June 30, 1990, and thereafter Maria continued as a helper for Mary.  In 2006 Mary’s sister Florence Chisholm Anderson and her husband Chuck Anderson came to California to help Mary finally move to Lookout Mountain, Georgia (after some earlier stays which had ended with a return to California) so Mary could live near them.  Mary’s nephew Bill Anderson also came so he could drive them all across the country to Lookout Mountain.  Mary’s new house at 211 Pied Piper Trail on Lookout Mountain was just two houses away from her sister’s.After she moved to Lookout Mountain, Mary was still able to get around and care for herself, and she had her sister only a few houses away, her niece Nancy Anderson living in Chattanooga, and her nephew Paul Morton living in nearby Chickamauga, Georgia, who by then had joined the faculty of Covenant College.  In the second decade following Mary’s move to Lookout Mountain, she lost her sister Florence Anderson, who died on June 11, 2014.  No longer having Florence nearby created uncertainty for Mary about now being more truly alone.  Mary continued to live alone with caregivers who came in during the afternoons, but no one staying with her overnight.  Mary’s nephew Paul Morton and faithful friend Robbie Donaldson found Claudia Peters to organize caregivers and Claudia, along with Jennifer Dalton, Margaret Stewart and Mary’s niece Nancy Anderson, provided care for Mary following the loss of Florence.  When Claudia Peters moved to North Carolina in September 2018, it soon became clear that Mary needed someone to be in the house with her around the clock.  That problem was resolved when in December 2018 Mary’s nephew David Morton and his wife Rebecca retired from medical mission work in Malawi and came to live with Mary and care for her at home.  Mary continued to have outside caregivers each afternoon, Jennifer Dalton and Mary’s niece Nancy Anderson, but the bulk of the care fell to David’s wife Rebecca.During the years David and Rebecca were living with Mary, her health gradually deteriorated due to post-polio syndrome which continued to weaken her respiratory, swallowing and speaking muscles, causing her to be ventilator-dependent.  Communication with Mary gradually was reduced to lip reading and the use of a writing tablet.  Despite all this, however, her mind remained sharp and she continued her very active prayer life for her family and many others.Mary celebrated her 90th birthday on March 17, 2021 with a small party at home with her nephews David and Paul Morton and their wives, her niece Nancy Anderson, her helper Margaret Stewart, Rev. Addison Soltau who had known Mary during their childhood in Korea, Rev. Joe Novenson of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church where Mary was a member, and friend and helper Robbie Donaldson.  Her birthday was celebrated with a rousing hymn sing at her bedside, a reading of Psalm 90 (Mary had long since passed three-score and ten), prayers and a small birthday cake with flowers and balloons.On the morning of November 17, 2021, David and Rebecca discovered that Mary had died peacefully overnight in her sleep.  All who knew Mary will testify to her continuing witness as one who bore a profound disability for the last 66 years of her long life, but still in praise and worship of her Lord and Savior, and as active as her physical condition allowed her in the lives of her family and friends.Memorial service at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, 316 N. Bragg Ave., Lookout Mt., TN at 11 AM, December 10, 2021.Private family interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.

Obituary Preview: Eric A. Millraney age 35 of Chattanooga passed away Monday, October 25, 2021. He worked at Greenrise Technologies for several years. Eric was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frances & Raymond Carruth & Johnny, Sr. & Wanda Millraney.Those left to treasure his memories girlfriend, Miranda Allison of Monteagle; children, Kamarion, Paisley & Watson; siblings, Jeremy Qualls, Lee (Tammy Sharpe) Millraney, Christine (Michael) Millraney, Austin (Heather) Millraney & Vanessa Millraney; father, Johnny Millraney; mother, Deborah Millraney.Family will receive friends 4pm-8pm, Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021 and 4pm-8pm, Wednesday, Nov 3 and 10am- 2pm, Thur, Nov 4, 2021.Funeral Service 2PM, Thurs, Nov 4, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.Please consider donating to help with Eric’s Final Expenses here on our website under the donation tab. Share memories, photos, and leave condolences for the family at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Lisa Lynn Duggan age 55 of Chattanooga passed away Friday, October 8, 2021. She was employed at Taco Bell in Winchester and she was preceded in death by father, James Franklin Kirby; mother, Juneen Lalonnie Greene; brother, Allen Wayne Kirby.Those left to treasure her memories are her children, James Steven (Charity) McCarter, Stephanie Paige McCarter both of Chattanooga, & Brittany Shanell (Justin Holder) Kirby of Winchester; siblings, James Richard Kirby of Amarillo, Robert Nicholas Kirby of Lafayette, Colleen Michelle Kirby of Cleveland, Tammy Lee McCarter of Chattanooga, Randy Eugene Dishman of Cleveland & Charles Russell Smith of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Layla Nicole Holder, Audrey Elizabeth McCarter, Alice Rebecca Drouillard, Leonidas Ryder Pickett, Asher James Barhite, Lexton Jameer Kirby, & Lakelynn Irene Holder.Family will receive friends 10AM-2PM, EST, Thursday, October 14, 2021.Funeral Service 2PM, EST, Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Josh Myers officiating. Share memories, photos and condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: David Lamar Tucker age 73 of Chattanooga passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021. He retired from US Pipe & Foundry Co. David was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ann Tucker; parents, Charles William & Ellen Monteen Tucker; brother, Billy Tucker; sisters, Betty McBryar & Joyce Martin.Those left to treasure his memories are his children, David Michael Tucker of Chattanooga & Tammy Renae (Lewis) Crumley of Ringgold; sister, Peggy (Ralph) Keefe of Rossville; grandchildren, Nicholas Andrew Tucker, Lewis Verne Crumley, III., Gracie Ann Crumley, Emily Renae Crumley.Family will receive friends 3PM-8PM, Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home.Funeral Service 12PM, Friday, October 8, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home with Brother Danny Henson officiating.Interment 11AM, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Lakewood Memory Gardens South in Rossville, Ga.Arrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Hazel York age 89 of Chattanooga passed away Monday, Sept 27, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles O. & Jane McAbee.Those left to treasure her memories are her children, David York, Jimmy “James” York both of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Jeremiah York & Joshua York; great grandchildren, Gwen York, Ellie York & Magdalene York.Graveside Service 11AM, Monday, October 4, 2021 at Lake Memory Gardens West.Arrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: William E. Rayburn age 91 of Chattanooga passed away Saturday, Sept 25, 2021. He was a career military man having served in both the Navy and the Air Force. He was a Korean War Veteran and served on the U.S.S Diphda and the Battleship New Jersey during his tenure in the Navy. He was a Master Sergeant when he retired from the Air Force and worked on various Jets as part of his job responsibilities. After his retirement from the military, he and his family returned to Chattanooga where he worked as a safety inspector at the TNT plant for several years. As time passed, he began working for himself doing home & business remodeling. He did remodeling work until he retired.Bill was an avid fisherman and was a member of the Lookout Valley Bass Masters fishing club for several years. It is here that he made several good friends and lifelong fishing partners.  He learned his love of fishing from his Father as a young boy and that passion remained with him even in his final days.Bill led and taught by example. He taught his family and showed his children how to express a love of family, friends, animals and nature.He was a strong believer in the value of education and made it a priority to ensure that both of his children went to college. He also supported and encouraged his wife, Jane Lee when she decided to go back to college to complete her degree as well.He was a member of Lookout Valley Baptist Church as well as a Free Mason. He was very proud to have served his country and believed strongly in protecting Democracy and the rights and privileges thereof.William was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Earl Rayburn; mother, Maybelle Trotter; sister, Evelyn Skelton; wife Jane Lee Rayburn; son-in-law, Kenneth Thiel.Those left to treasure his memories are his children, Julia Thiel of Soddy Daisy and Bill (Donna) Rayburn of Nashville; siblings, Peggy Loveless and Mike Trotter both of Chattanooga; granddaughter, Julia Taylor Rayburn.Family will receive friends 4PM-7PM, Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home. A Memorial service with Military Honors will be held on 1030AM, EST, Friday, October 8, 2021 at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN. Time of the Memorial service is pending notification from the National Cemetery. Share memories, photos and condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home 423-591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Margie B. Lively age 78 of Lookout Valley passed away Monday, Sept 20, 2021. She was a Christian and member of Lookout Valley Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her parents, David & Mary Francis Bryan; twin brother, Marvin Bryan. Margie worked at First American Bank and retired from Covenant Transport.Those left to treasure her memories are her husband, John Lively of Lookout Valley; daughters, Becky Drew of Chattanooga, Mindy Zychal and Diana Morrison both of Rising Fawn; siblings, Jimmy Bryan of Chickamauga & Bobby Bryan of Atlanta; grandchildren, Hannah Evans, Dakota Drew, Regan Drew, Avery Morrison, Bowen Morrison & Nash Morrison.Family will receive friends 1PM-2PM, Thursday, 9/23/2021 at Lookout Valley Baptist Church.Funeral Service at 2PM, EST, Thursday, 9/23/2021 at Lookout Valley Baptist Church at 23 Lilac Avenue Chattanooga with Rev. Troy Walliser, Rev Alan Johnston & Rev Mark Brandon officiating. Interment to follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens-West. Arrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777

Obituary Preview: John Leonard Largin, Jr. age 66 of Chattanooga passed away Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021. He retired from Modern Cable Tech and was preceded in death by his parents, John & Faye Largin. John loved Tennessee Vols Football, fishing, hunting and his family.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife of 21 years, Sharon Largin of Chattanooga; children, Ashley (Wes) Largin Jeanblanc of Chattanooga, Jenny (Charlie)Hicks Manning of Panama City Beach, Shannon (Josh) Hicks Derryberry of Chattanooga; siblings, Janet Marks & Mark Largin of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Peyton Wooten , Penelope Derryberry & Mia Manning.Family will receive friends 1PM-4PM, EST, Sunday, Sept 12, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home at 144 Browns Ferry Road Chattanooga. Share memories, photos and leave condolences at www.chattanoogamemorial funeralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Oscar Sweeney, IV age 22 of Chattanooga formerly of Ohio passed away Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021. He worked at Amazon and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Oscar & Mary Sweeney.Those left to treasure his memories are his mother, Heather Keehn of Chattanooga; father, Oscar (Crystal) Sweeney, III of Ohio; siblings, Faith Guelde of Chattanooga, Kaleb Guelde of Ohio, Ethan Phillips of Ohio, Quentin Phillips of Florida, Simeon Sweeney of Ohio, Andrew Sweeney of Ohio; grandparents, Jodi & Howard Copus of Chattanooga; aunt & uncles, Eulla (Robert) Dotson, Jay (Crista) Sweeney, Brent (Lynn) Potter, Terry Guelde.Family will receive friends 1PM-4PM, EST, Saturday, Sept 11, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home at 144 Browns Ferry Road Chattanooga.

Obituary Preview: Kathy D. Harris age 56 of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loyd & Wanda Kelley; grandparents, Walter & Hazel Tucker. Kathy worked at Walmart for several years.Those left to cherish her memories are her children, Mallory B. Pell and Dylan (Kelly) Pell; siblings, Pam Bone, Connie (Ron) Tyndall all of Chattanooga, Keith (Kelly) Mullins of Illinois; grandchildren, Landon Chambers, Tegan Pell & Gracie Bowman; several nieces & nephews, Heather (Jeff) Pickett, Jeremy (Sarah)Tyndall and William Lambert; aunt, Barbara English; uncle, Buddy (Diann) Tucker & cousin, Tracey Leamon.Family will receive friends 3PM-5PM, EST, Saturday, July 24, 2021. A Celebration of Life will begin at 5PM, EST, Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home. Share memories, photos and leave condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.com

Obituary Preview: Breanne D. Oglesby age 34 of Chattanooga passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021.She worked at Hamilton Health Care System & Erlanger in Nuclear Med & CVS in Lookout Valley. Breanne was preceded in death by her, grandfather, Edwin L. Tankesley; grandparents, Al & Betty Oglesby.Those left to treasure her memories are her fiancé, Jesse Gilbert; daughter, Taylor K. Williams; parents, William “Bill” & Brenda Oglesby all of Chattanooga; grandmother, Madolyn Tankesley of Signal Mountain; brother, William “Buck” (Alyssa) Oglesby; niece, Haley E. Oglesby both of Florida.Family will receive friends 4PM-5:30PM Friday, July 16th, with a memorial service to follow in the Chattanooga Memorial funeral home chapel with Pastor Garrett Reagan and Pastor Josh Parham of Riverside Baptist officiating.In Lieu of flowers please consider to make donations toward final expenses and her daughter, Taylor. Share memories, photos and leave condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Richard Martin Dierenbach age 87 of Sevierville passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021.He served in The United States Army and was preceded in death by his first wife, Dolores E. Dierenbach; second wife, Leila Marie Dierenbach; parents, Martin Andrew & Marion Elizabeth Diernback; sister, Barbara Ruth Gnau.Those left to treasure his memories are his children, Karen (David) Benson of Sevierville and Karl (Shannon) Dierenbach of Centennial, CO; brother, Lance Diernback of PA; grandchildren, Luke Dierenbach, Jake Dierenbach & Zack Dierenbach.Graveside Service 12:30PM, EST, Friday, July 9, 2021 at The Chattanooga National Cemetery. Share memories, photo’s and leave condolences for family at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.com

Obituary Preview: Joshua Michael McLain age 35 of Chattanooga passed away Friday, July 2, 2021. He was preceded in death by his grandmother’s Evelyn Clayton & Willie McLain; grandfather, Gene Clayton; brother, Richard Lee McLain, Jr.; sister, Rhonda Kilgore.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife, Samantha McLain of Chattanooga; father, Richard McLain; mother, Cynthia Morgan; grandfather, Richard Lee McLain, Sr. of Tracy City; children, Joshua McLain, Jr. of Ootlewah, Katlynn McLain & Kaylee McLain both of Oak Ridge; step-children, Terran Lanier & Haley Lanier; siblings, Brandon McLain of Trenton, Jessica McLain of Ootlewah, Donald Kilgore of Apison, Ronald Kilgore of Soddy Daisy, Travis McLain of Ootlewah & Savanna McLain of Chattanooga.Family will receive friends 3:30PM-7:00PM, EST, Friday, July 9, 2021 and Memorial Service 7PM, Friday, July 9, 2021.

Obituary Preview: Sylvia Ann Edmondson Corley age 76 of Chattanooga passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was worked at Waffle House for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Della Edmondson.Those left to cherish her memories are her loving husband, Jerry Corley, Jr.; son, David Swieszcz both of Chattanooga.The family will receive friends 12-3PM EST Saturday, July 10th at Chattanoooga Memorial Funeral Home.Arrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Thomas Clinton Schlosser, age 54 of Chattanooga, passed away on June 27, 2021. Thomas was a member of the Hog-Wild Motorcycle Club of Dalton, Georgia. He was employed by Tarkett Carpeting and served as a supervisor for several years.  Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Schlosser and Sandra Creighan, brother, Jerry Schlosser.Those left to cherish his memories are his cat, Alaska; his children; Michael Schlosser of Sacramento, CA, Gabrielle (Nick) Scoggins of Fort Oglethorpe, GA, Alexander (Allie) Snyder of Dalton, Georgia; siblings, Dawn McCracken, Jodi (Howard) Copus, all of Chattanooga, Jerry (Janet) Schlosser of Napoleon, OH; grandchildren, Jackson Scoggins, and Walker Snyder; nieces and nephews, Terry, Heather, Brent, Heather Marie, Natasha, Cody, Brianna, and Ashley; Mary Sue Schlosser of Chattanooga; Greg Schlosser of Arizona.  Thomas also leaves behind a host of great nieces and nephews, cousins, family, and friends.Tom was so adventurous and live so freely. He loved his food and his trips all around Tennessee and Georgia on his bike to visit waterfalls. He was a kindhearted and selfless man. Meow.Family will receive friends Monday, July 5th from 3PM-7PM EST at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home, with a service to follow in the funeral home chapel. Arrangements prepared by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777

Obituary Preview: William Curtis Baxter II age 63 of Benton passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021.   He was a United States Navy Veteran, worked for Fox News Station and a published author. William was preceded in death by his father, Charles Baxter; brothers, Wayne Baxter, Michael Baxter & Tristan Baxter; grandson, Jack Baxter.Those left to treasure his memories are his wife, Virginia Baxter; mother, Jeannie Bradley; children, Siobhan DeWolfe of Nebraska, Jason Baxter of Texas, Jesse Paul Baxter of Texas, Tanith Baxter of Missouri, Amanda Anderson of Washington, Jeremy Adams of Colorado, Ryan Adams of Chattanooga, Braden Adams of Colorado, Jessilyn Ramsey of Ooltewah & Katilyn Adams of Ocoee; siblings, Robert Baxter & Michelle Bradley both of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Conner Baxter, William Baxter, Erin Baxter, Kylie Baxter, Natalie Baxter, Tanith Baxter, Anna Baxter, El Louise Baxter, Nathan Swinney, Tim Emge, Curtis Swinney, Everett Swinney, Alexis Garland, Harley Anderson, Kennadie Bostick, Sawyer Cresman, Eleanor Adams, Bennett Adams & Karoline Adams; great grandchildren, Dallas Emge.Graveside Service 1230PM, EST, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at The Chattanooga National Cemetery. Share memories, photos and leave condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuenralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home (423) 591-7777.

Obituary Preview: Rhonda Collins Hale age 60 of Chattanooga passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021. She was a member of Wauhatchie United Methodist Church and employed by TDOT. Rhonda was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clay & Mable Greene and Frank & Myrtle Collins.Those left to treasure her memories are her children, Joshua Terry Hale(Caitlin) & Jordan Nicole Hale(Jimmy); parents, Frank & Niota Collins; brothers, Eric Collins(Kelly) and niece, Bailey &Starla; nephew, Matthew; Jack Collins(April) all of Chattanooga; and her beloved grandsons, Jasper & Judd.Family will receive friends 2PM-6PM, EST, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home.Funeral Service 6:30PM, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Sam Grindstaff officiating.Graveside Service 12PM, EST, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Hamblen Cemetery in Morrisontown, Tennessee. Share memories, photo’s and leave condolences at www.chattanoogamemorialfuneralhome.comArrangements by Chattanooga Memorial Funeral Home 423-591-7777.