Tommy McDaniel
Tommy Leon McDaniel, 66, of Ooltewah, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.
He was the son of the late Allie and Julia Blankenship McDaniel. Tommy graduated from Baylor and Tennessee Tech. He was an environmental engineer with TVA before retiring in 1999.
Tommy was a member of Ridgedale Baptist Church and the Open Door Sunday School Class. He was involved with several charities, especially Volunteers in Medicine and the Kidney Foundation. Tommy was a member of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Planning Commission and was active in various outdoor activities.
He was a wonderful and loving father, brother and uncle, who will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Tommy was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Catherine McDaniel.
Survivors include his son, John McDaniel, Chattanooga; daughter, Elizabeth Anne McDaniel, Harrison; brother, Lamar (Jane) McDaniel, Ooltewah; sister, Trudy (Terry) Payne, Ooltewah; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Bill Owens officiating. Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family and to view the memorial tribute.
Memorial contributions can be made to Volunteers in Medicine, P.O. Box 81057, Chattanooga, Tn. 37414.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, and from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.