Mary Ellen Wooten, 89, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Wooten was retired from American Uniform and Waterville Elementary School Cafeteria. She was planning to celebrate her retirement from Waterville Elementary the day of her passing. She enjoyed her flowers and gardening where she donated her produce to her church family and neighbors. She was a member of Waterville Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Wooten; infant daughter, Priscilla Kay Wooten; parents, Ashley L. and Mary E. Ownby; siblings, Orville Ownby, Alta Montgomery, Theresa Taylor, Edith Berry, Taft Ownby, Watt Ownby, Donald Ownby, Lee Ownby, Estel Ownby, Ashley Ownby, Homer Ownby and Gladys Kirkpatrick.
She is survived by her daughter, Pam Bennett and husband Steve of Estill Springs, TN; grandchildren, Ashley Norman and husband Graham of Hixson, TN and Aaron Bennett of Chattanooga; great-grandchildren, Emmalynn Bennett and Lucy Norman; sister, Ruth Ownby of Cleveland; brother, Ray Ownby and wife Myrtle of Cleveland; sisters-in-law, Oleta Ownby, Grace Ownby, Frankie Ownby all of Cleveland and Zetta Moore of Ooltewah; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, in the chapel of Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Allan Lovelace officiating. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with Tim Ownby, Tony Ownby, Tommy Ownby, Ashley Ownby, Aaron Bennett, Donnie Ownby and Tillis Ownby serving as pallbearers. Bobby Kirkpatrick, Marvin Kirkpatrick, Gary Ownby, Dwight Ownby, Lebron Montgomery, David Montgomery, Hoyt Ownby and Ricky Ownby will serve as honorary pallbearers. The service will conclude with a white dove release ceremony.
Fike Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.