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Obituaries


Bostain, Catherine

Retired From Tennessee Valley Authority

Monday, December 9, 2019

Catherine Bostain, 99, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019.  

A lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area, she was a member of First Centenary United Methodist Church and was retired from TVA.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Jackson and Clara Mobley Bostain; two brothers, Joseph Bostain and Edward Bostain; one sister, Virginia Bostain.

Survivors include her nephew, David (Lesley) Bostain; niece, Andrea (Eric) Avans; great-nephews, Jackson, Davis and Eric; goddaughter, Mary Denise Alsobrook Fisk.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Southern Heritage for their excellent care and to Memorial Hospital for their exceptional end of life care.  

Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Chattanooga Memorial Park with the Reverend Dr. David Harr officiating.  

The family will receive friends from 12-2 p.m. on Wednesday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.


April 7, 2020

Denkins, Viola

April 7, 2020

Townsend, Mary Ann

April 6, 2020

Ruff, Sullivan Reginald, Jr.


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Townsend, Mary Ann

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