George Upton

, Jr. FORTOGLETHORPE George Monroe Upton, Jr., 71, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. He was a member of New Haven Baptist Church. George was a Master Mason, Past Master of the East Ridge Lodge #755 F&AM and a member of the Alhambra Shrine. He was retired from the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant and then began a career in restaurant work. He was with Kentucky Fried Chicken for 8 years and then with Hardees for 20 years as General Manager. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha June Upton and his son, Danny Upton.Survivors include three sons, Tommy (Lori) Upton, of Ringgold, Ga., Steve Upton, of Reidsville, Ga., and Jeff (Jodi) Upton, of Ringgold, Ga.; one daughter, Sheree (Allen) Weeks, of Chickamauga, Ga.; nine grandchildren, Brianna Upton, Ashley Scarbrough, Heidi Bates, Morgan Weeks, Arlena Upton, Georgia Upton, Brittany Grubb, Haley Grubb and Kaitlyn Ballard; one great-grandson, Brayden Scarbrough; one brother, Don Upton; one sister, June Troyer; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 14 at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road with the Rev. Bill Broome officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Memorial contributions may be made to CIDP Foundation at www.gbs-cidp.org.Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.