Karen RatchfordGran

tKaren S. Ratchford-Grant, 58, went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Sertel RatchfordShe is survived by her husband, Kenneth Grant; father, Gordon Ratchford; sister, Jan (Gerald) Deal; brother, Scott (Judy) Ratchford, Kansas City, Mo.; aunts, Ruth and Dolores Ratchford: one uncle, James Ratchford, Knoxville, Tenn.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Don Grohman officiating. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343. Share your memories on line at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.