Bonnie Bell Alvey
Bonnie Bell Alvey, 86, of Ooltewah, went to be with the Lord on January 6, 2025.
She loved gardening, birds and spending time with her family. Bonnie was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her home was a haven for many stray cats and dogs, which she never let go hungry. She was a member of Brainerd Hills Baptist Church and was a retired United States Postal Service employee.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Estelle Bell; her husband Charles "Sonny" Alvey; her daughter Phoebe Annette Alvey; and her sister Joyce Bell Wade.
She is survived by her children, Desiree Smith (Gary), Rod Alvey (Sharon), and Wendy Hamilton (Lee); brother, Warren Bell (Evangeline); grandchildren, Candice Gregory (John), Zach Smith (Molly), Erica Stewart (Blake), and Luke Hamilton; great-grandchildren, Sadie Gregory, Daisy Gregory, Hendon Smith, and Charlie Stewart.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, in the funeral home chapel with Brother Ricky Kesley officiating.
Serving as pallbearers will be, Gary Smith, Lee Hamilton, Zach Smith, Luke Hamilton, John Gregory and Blake Stewart.
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Arrangements are entrusted to Chattanooga Funeral Home, Valley View Chapel.