Chaney, Ethel M.

  • Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Ethel M. Chaney passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Erlanger Hospital at the age of 92.

She was a dedicated and devoted wife, daughter, and sister.  She was loved and adored as a mother figure and grandmother figure.  She enjoyed life as a devoted Jehovah’s Witness for more than 45 years as she worked in the field until she was no longer physically able.  She continued her work by praying and sharing her beliefs with others until the last few years of her life.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Boyd Mitchell; husband, Robert Chaney; brother, Curtis K. Mitchell; stepson, Bobby Chaney.

She leaves to cherish her memory, a dedicated, devoted and loving niece, Michelle (Antonio) Hines-Parris of Chattanooga, TN, a devoted and loving great nephew, Rodney B. Mills, Jr., step daughter, Elaine Chaney of Chattanooga, TN as well as a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and other loved ones.

Public viewing will be from noon until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, at John P. Franklin Funeral Home. 

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, at Chattanooga National Cemetery. 

Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.



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