Vivian Vandergriff
Vivian Chapman Vandergriff, 81, of Chattanooga, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
Vivian was born in Greenville, S.C., and was a longtime resident of the Chattanooga area. She was a 1946 graduate of Chattanooga City High School and was a nursing student at Newell Clinic.
Vivian was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church, the Ruth Welch Sunday School Class and was involved with the Senior Adults.
She loved her Lord, family and traveling.
Vivian was preceded in death by her husband, John Vandergriff; a daughter, Joan V. Mahoney; parents, R.D. and Sarah Stuart Chapman.
She is survived by her children, Richard (Cindy) Vandergriff and Nancy (Gary) Hoover; granddaughter, Erica Nicole Vandergriff; sister, Leta (Walter) Clepper; brother, James D. Chapman; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the North Chapel.
Services for Vivian will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the North Chapel with Rev. Bert Jones and Dr. Adam Dooley officiating. Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with Ed Mitchell, Kenny Vandergriff, Charles and Jim Chapman, Hoyt Samples and Bill Harvey serving as pallbearers. The Ruth Welch Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Vivian’s name to the Red Bank Baptist Church Library, 4000 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga, Tn. 37415, or the Community Kitchen, 927 East 11th Street, Chattanooga, Tn. 37403.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist.
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