Drew, James Ardell (Rossville)

  • Sunday, December 3, 2023
James Drew
James Drew

James Ardell Drew, 75, of Rossville, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in a local hospital.

Mr. Drew enjoyed being a father & grandfather, enjoyed fishing and tinkering with vehicles, and was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie & Ledell Templeton Drew, and his brothers, Eddie, Billy, & Rocky Drew, and sister, Virginia Jo Raines.

Survivors include his spouse, Donna Ellis of Rossville, GA; children, James Frost & Jimmy (Jason) Drew of Wildwood, GA, Rocky Drew of Chattanooga, TN, Robert “Booger” (Terrie) Drew, Ringgold, GA, B.J. (Ayla) Drew, Chattanooga, TN, & Rhonda (William) Wilson of Wildwood, GA; seventeen grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several nieces & nephews also survive.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. at Hooker Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory, Trenton, GA

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