Marsha Lynn Moseley Schoonover
Marsha Lynn Moseley Schoonover, 78, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, December 15, 2023.
She was born on July 2, 1945, in Chattanooga, to her late parents, James “Clyde” and Elizabeth Harrison “Betty” Moseley.
Marsha was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga area and a 1963 graduate of Chattanooga Central High School. She attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and graduated in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education. She continued her educational pursuits at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and gained a master’s degree in Math Education in 1981. She was employed in several high schools in the area before she was hired as a math professor at Chattanooga State Community College. She also taught several adjunct classes at UTC. She was an educator for over 30 years when she retired from Chattanooga State in 2010.
Marsha was married to David Schoonover and together they had two children, Greg and Beth.
Marsha was raised in the Methodist Church and had attended several churches growing up and through her adult life. Most recently, she was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and played handbells.
Marsha had a bubbly personality, and her enthusiasm was infectious. She had the gift of hospitality and was a consummate host, often going out of her way to make others feel welcome, special, and loved. She will be missed greatly by all who know her, and her legacy continues in the lives of her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Elizabeth Moseley, her brother James Stephen Moseley and one grandson, Evan Smith.
Survivors include her children, Gregory “Greg” Harrison Schoonover (Joey) of McDonald, and Elizabeth “Beth” Lynn Smith (Chris) of Ooltewah; grandchildren, Brandon, Brody, and Tatum Schoonover and Aidan Smith; as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.– 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jay Banasiak officiating. Interment will follow in Chattanooga Memorial Park “The Duck Pond” 501 Memorial Drive, Chattanooga, Tn. 37415.
Please visit www. www.chattanoogavalleyviewchapel.com to share condolences and memories.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 7414 Old Lee Highway.