Mary Rye
Mary Lee Wilson Rye, 94, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Temple Hospital in Temple, Texas.
Mrs. Rye was born on Sept. 1, 1924, in Chattanooga, the youngest daughter of Martin Lee and Mary Louise (Wheeler) Wilson. She grew up in Chattanooga and was a 1941 graduate of Chattanooga Central High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2007, by her son, Martin Jerald Rye, in 1997, and by her two sisters, Georgia Louise Garmeson and Frances Emma Hoopes.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Rye and husband Richard Creed, of Belton, Tx. a son and daughter-in-law, William C., Jr. and Patty Rye of Franklin, Tn., and a son, David Rye of Chattanooga. Other survivors include five grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive guests at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, in the St. Luke UMC Fellowship Hall prior to the memorial service. Lunch will be provided.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at St. Luke UMC of Chattanooga with Reverend Evelyn Harris and Reverend Bill Owens officiating.
Memorials may be made to the St. Luke UMC or The Baptist Children’s Home.