Billy Paul Fallin
Billy Paul Fallin, age 91, of Harrison, TN, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Mr. Fallin was born in Brantley, AL, on April 8, 1932, the son of the late Raligh Tillman Fallin and Charlotte Ruth McAnnally Fallin. He proudly served in the United States Navy. Mr. Fallin was a member of Bayside Baptist Church. He will be remembered for an infectious smile and the world’s best hugger. Mr. Fallin was a founding member of the Chattanooga Water Ski Club. He enjoyed singing in the Woodlawn Warblers Club, the Brainerd Baptist Church Quartet, and the Bayside Baptist Church Choir. His other passions included exercising, water skiing, and playing basketball. Mr. Fallin, at the age of 80, was a member of the 2011 National Qualifier Softball Team called “The Legends.”
In addition to his parents, Mr. Fallin was preceded in death by a grandson, Emmett Westfelt, and two sisters, Joy Wooten and Margo Fallin.
Survivors include his wife, Damaris Davis Fallin, to whom he was married on February 15, 1973; six children, Renee Womack (Rick), Dale Fallin, Michael Ford (Cindy), Deveau Mishow (Britt), Susan Dickson (Gordon), and Jonathan Fallin (Andrea); 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Peggy Dickinson, Betty Preast (Wayne), and Maxine Perry (Mike). Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Bayside Baptist Church. Inurnment will be held later at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday from noon until the service hour at Bayside Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers the family would respectfully requests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or McKamey Animal Center, 4500 N. Access Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37415.
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Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Chapel.