Ada Mae Massingale, 84, of Athens,TN, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at her residence.
A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, she was a member of Cambria Baptist Church, where her family members were founders. She enjoyed spending time with her family and watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up. She had a love of flowers, gardening, going to the mountains, and going to yard-saling.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Felix and Elva Coleman; granddaughter, Natasha Perian; brothers, Carl and John Coleman; sister, Ella Mae Casteel; and sister-in-law, Marie Coleman.
She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Tom Massingale; daughters, Joan Cabrera and husband David and Janice Higgins and husband Fred, both of Cleveland; brothers, Arnold Lee Coleman and wife Frances, J.L. Coleman, Joe Coleman and wife Edith, Paul Coleman and wife Nancy; sister, Pauline Gonzales; sister-in-law, Myrtle Coleman; grandchildren, Brian Akins and wife Elizabeth and Brittany Brady and husband Jason; great-grandchildren, Dakota and Jacob Akins, Tiffany Widdis and husband Seth, Taylor Bledsoe, Whitney Newman, Kylie Brady and Kyra Brady; and several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.