Todd, Mary Helen

  • Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Mary Todd
Mary Todd

Mary Helen Todd, 71, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died on July 29, 2016. 

She was a member of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her mother Geraldine Ryals; father, Rufus Mosely; daughter, Sonja Todd; son, Jeffrey Todd; brother, Emmett Williams; sister, Doris Ann Ryals, and nephew, Jimmy Yearby.

Survivors include her spouse, Eugene Todd; daughter, Angelia Todd; sons, Michael Todd and Anthony (Mary) Todd; five grandchildren, Sonja Todd, Christin Todd, Jeffrey Rambert, Charleston, SC; Alexandria Spears, Cleveland, TN, and Jontae Gravitt Todd; five great-grandchildren; four brothers, Clarence (Betty) Ryals, Andrew (Cheryl) Ryals, Larry (Calvereen) Ryals, all of Chattanooga; Ernest Williams, Goosecreek, SC; brother-in-law, George “Beanpole” Finley, Carson, CA; three sisters, very devoted, Emma Jean (Willie) Williams, Alice Hines, and Louise Walker, all of Chattanooga; two devoted nieces, Jacqueline and Debra Hambright; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; four special friends, Odell Carr, Dale City, VA; Jereline Sanders, Mary Evans, and  Mae (Melvin) Hampton.

The funeral service will be held at noon on Friday, Aug. 5, at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Thomas Jones officiating. Interment will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery. 

The body will lie in state after noon on Thursday, at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

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