Obituaries

David Medley

Lt. David, G. Medley, 74, of Chattanooga passed away Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in a local hospital.He was a member, deacon, Sunday School teacher and usher at Brainerd Hills Baptist Church and was a member of the Gentry Sunday School Class.David was retired from the Chattanooga Police Department as director of Criminal Investigation Division after 36 year of service and was FOX team supervisor. He received an associate degree in Criminal Justice and attended the FBI Academy.He was a member of Ridgedale Lodge 660 F&AM, the Scottish Rite and the Alhambra Shrine.David was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving two years during the Cuban Missile Crisis.Survivors include his wife, Ann Medley; one son, Michael (Cara) Medley, of Chattanooga; three grandchildren, Seth Medley, of Chattanooga, Whitney (Josh) Shirley, of Ringgold, Ga., and Josh Medley, of Meigs County, Tenn.; two stepgrandchildren, Dara and Payton Steele; two great-grandsons, Aiden James Shirley and Kaleb Lee Medley; mother, Bertha Davis, of St. Louis, Mo.; one brother, Hershel (Joann) Davis of Flintstone, Ga.; three sisters, Amanda (Billy) Williams, of Soddy-Daisy, Joy (Bryan) Campbell, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Wilma Truckenmiller, of St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home 404 S. Moore Road with Dr. C. Richard Mason officiating.Entombment will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens with Masonic Rites.The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorial contributions may be made to Brainerd Hills Baptist Church 6611 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

Published August 29, 2012

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