Karen Mowery
Karen Rebecca Mowery, 55, of McDonald, Tennessee died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
She was born Oct. 7, 1959, in Chattanooga.
She was a 1977 graduate of Tyner High School and a 1982 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a B.S. in Education. She was a former teacher at Grace Baptist Academy and was currently teaching at East Brainerd Elementary School.
She was a former member of Grace Baptist Church and was currently attending Brainerd Baptist Church. Karen’s love for the Lord was evident. She could commonly be seen in the early mornings reading her Bible. She was dedicated to her husband and children. Her greatest joy was caring for her grandchildren and pouring her life into them.
Survivors include her high school sweetheart and husband of 36 years, Mark E. Mowery; her three daughters and sons-in-law, Abbey and Gabe Johnson and their children, Sage, Ian, Caden, and Eli of Ooltewah; Katie and Chris Dockery and their children, Caleb, Luke, Emma Kate, and Baby Dockery of Chattanooga; Sara and Robert Hetrick and their children, Wallace and Charlie of Chattanooga; her parents, David and Carlin “Buddie” Usmiller, of Chattanooga; her two sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Jerry Brown of Signal Mountain; and Trudy and Ben Neubert and their children, Lydia and Hannah of Harrison; and her mother and father-in-law, Robert and Helen Mowery of Cleveland.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 17, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the East Brainerd Chapel and Saturday, July 18, from 10-11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church.
Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday with at Grace Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Euler and Reverend Tony Leonard officiating. Interment will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christian Ministry to Israel, 6466 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421; or to Bible in the Schools atbibleintheschools.com.
Arrangements are by the East Brainerd Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastBrainerdChapel.com.