Howard E. “Ed” Hammontree, 87, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in a local hospital.
He was a veteran of the United States Army. Ed retired from Jones Printing Company in Chattanooga. He also served as a deputy sheriff in Georgia. He was a member of Cloverleaf Baptist church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Starlin and Irene Gray Hammontree; brothers, Alvish Hammontree and John Hammontree; sister, Herlene Withrow; and stepson, Mark Crabtree.
Survivors include his wife, Winell Hammontree of Tennessee; sons, Mike Hammontree and wife, Shonda and Randy Hammontree and wife, Lynn, all of Georgia; stepchildren, Roy Crabtree and wife, Lynn and Diane Sewell, all of Tennessee; brothers, Rayford Hammontree and Junior Hammontree, both of Georgia; sister, Evelyn Cochran of Georgia; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews.
The service will be conducted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, in the chapel of Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Home with the Reverend Johnny Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Hill Cemetery with military honors.
His family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home prior to the service.
We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Hammontree family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.