Imery Jean Veal Dabbs, 72, of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.
A native and lifelong resident of the West Brow Community, “Mama Jean” was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many, and she worked for many years at the Church of the Good Shepherd’s “Mothers Day Out” program. She was a member of Trinity Holiness Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Orby Gene Dabbs, parents, E.J. and Ollie Veal, and sister, Martha Mae Veal.
Survivors include her children, Cindy Troutt, East Ridge, Sylvia (Phillip) Hines, Lookout Valley, Dennis Dabbs, Lookout Mountain, and Dee (Chris) Taylor, Lookout Mountain; grandchildren, Jennifer (Wade) Hall, Ringgold, Erin and Kelly Hines, Lookout Valley, Tanner and Luke Dabbs, Ringgold, and Hannah and Emma Taylor, Lookout Mountain; great-grandchildren, Gage and Seth Hall, Ringgold; sister, Evelyn Bowden; brothers, Virlon (Joan) Veal, and Melvin (Recilla) Veal, all of Lookout Mountain; several nieces and nephews, and a host of cousins and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 22, at noon in the South Crest Chapel with Rev. John Haga officiating. Burial will follow in Lake Hills Memorial Gardens, Trenton, Ga., with nephews serving as pallbearers.
To share your thoughts and memories, visit www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 3–8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, Rossville.