Rosa Howard
Mrs. Rosa Lee Howard, 83, died at her residence, following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Howard was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church for many years. Later in life she moved her membership to the Community Missionary Baptist Church. She was presently a member of the Mount Ollie Primitive Baptist Church, under the leadership of her son-in-law Elder Owen L. Smith, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mrs. Rosa Mae Petty, and her husband, Mr. Willie Howard.
She is survived by a loving and devoted daughter, Mary Jo(Owen) Smith, stepdaughter, Shirley Stevenphson; nine grandchildren, including loving and devoted granddaughter, Ta’Mica, Willie, and Te’Rance Dillard, Asha House, Joyel(Carnell) Starling, Joseph Powell, Jesse, Shirley Reynolds and David Nicholson, eight great grandchildren; Anothy Edwards, Jr., Timothy Burrage, Jr., A’shawn Johnson, Dynasty Lovelady, Deanna Ware Dillard, Ivory Green Dillard, Ja’Cori, and Ja’von Starling, six sisters, Ernestine McDonald, Geraldine (Clifford) Taylor, Shirley Smith Carpenter (Tony). Betty Massengill, Annie Ruth Armour, Mary Evelyn Lewis, one brother, Charles (Mattie) Mc Kenzie; a host of nieces and nephews; one devoted godson, Raymond Thompson and a loving and devoted in-law, Mrs. Barbara Studyvent, all of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, at noon at Mt. Ollie Primitive Baptist Church. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.
The body will lie in state after noon on Friday, Sept. 5, at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.
Rosa Howard