Eleanor Taber
Eleanor Green Taber, 96, of East Brainerd, died on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Born July 6, 1916, in Muskegon, Mi., she was raised in Jarrettsville, Md. She married Arthur Taber in May, 1944, and moved to Chattanooga in 1958. Later they moved to Schaumburg, Il., then Waxhaw, N.C., only to return to Chattanooga in 1985.
She was a member of Westview Baptist Church (now Shelter Church) and was a Kindergarten and Pre-K teacher.
Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Taber; parents, Elmer and Edith Dawson Green; brother, Elbert Green; sister, Gladys Gailey and granddaughter, Kathy Roach.
Survivors are her daughter, Jeanette (Roosevelt, “JR”) Roach, Chattanooga; grandchildren, Michael (Angie) Roach, Chattanooga, Glenn (Connie) Roach, Cleveland, Salina (Andy) Fowler, McDonald, Tn., Randy (Christie) Roach, Jasper, Tn., Matthew (Melissa) Roach, and Jennie (Tim) Ramsey all of Chattanooga; several great-grandchildren and with nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on Sunday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel with Reverend Sterling Jetton officiating. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens, South with Lee and Cody Fowler, Michael, Glenn, Randy and Matthew Roach serving as pallbearers.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort and view the memorial tribute.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 18, from 2-8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road.