Evelyn Ann Shackleford
Evelyn Ann Shackleford, 79, of East Ridge, went home to be with her Lord on August 30, 2024.
She was born in Chattanooga on Aug. 27, 1945, to the late R.E. Dickerson and Evelyn Cheatham Dickerson. She was an active member in her church, Red Bank Baptist. She was a leader at BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) and member of Power-Teague Life Group and Senior Adults Prime Timers.
Ann and her husband, Bill were owners of Mountain City Mercantile in Chickamauga, Ga., for many years.
Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. William “Bill” Russell Shackleford “Shack”, aforementioned parents, brothers, Richard, Robert, and Owen Dickerson, and Sidney Anderson.
Left behind to cherish Ann’s memory are her nieces, Tamara (Tom) Snyder and Charme (David) Silkiner, cousin, Mary Ann England, and other cousins.
A Celebration of Ann’s Life will be held graveside in the Hamilton Memorial Gardens on Wednesday Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the funeral home beginning at 12 p.m.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff of The Lantern at Morning Pointe and to the caregivers with 2 Humble Hearts Home Care, Teleia Woodruff and Christie Lawery.
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Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, Tn., 37343 has been entrusted with the arrangements.