posted November 8, 2009
Elizabeth Betty Ann Whitfield, 77, died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
She had lived in the North Georgia area for most of her life and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon E. Whitfield; two brothers, Henry and Glen Rucks; and sister, Roberta Whitfield.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa (Ralph) Byrum, of Ooltewah; sons and daughters-in-law, Bob (Pam) Whitfield, of East Ridge, and Randall (Nancy) Whitfield, of Tiftonia; brother, Harrie Lee Rucks, of Rossville; two sisters, Eugenia Johnson, of Alabama, and Marjorie James, of Dalton, Ga.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; special friends, Hazel, Charlie and Gary Floyd and Cristy and Dillion Hunt; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel with the Rev. Dwight Deal officiating. Burial will follow in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, all day Monday, and prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Chattanooga and the staff of Saint Barnabas Nursing Home for their care and concern for Mrs. Whitfield.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson and Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
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