Estelle Waters

Estelle Poindexter Waters, 93, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 in a local hospice care facility. She was born Aug. 25, 1921 in Chattanooga to the late Lamar S. and Ione B. Poindexter. She was a 1937 graduate of Central High School and was an avid golfer, bowler and fisherman. Her hobbies included various garden clubs, book clubs, and bridge clubs. She also enjoyed traveling the world. She was a retired executive administrative Assistant for BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee for many years. During World War II she had worked at the Pentagon. Mrs. Waters was a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Ga. Her husband, James Marion Waters; two sisters, Elinor Rhoden and Carolyn Fox,; and one brother, Herbert Poindexter preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Waters (Wayne) Bradshaw, of Monteagle, Tenn., Mary Ann Waters (Frank) Warlick, of Stockbridge, Ga.; one sister, Mary (Hixson) Pugh, of Bradenton, Fla.; one brother, David Poindexter, of Bay St. Louis, Miss.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and her nieces and nephews, Linda (Jim) McKinney, Grady (Mary) Rhoden and Ed Rhoden all of Chattanooga. She was also loved by numerous other nieces and nephews in the Poindexter family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Aug. 30, 2014, in the North Chapel with Wayne Bradshaw and Rev. Angela Uri officiating. Interment will be in Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. at 3 p.m. today. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity at www.habitat.org or by mailing to your local chapter. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com. Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.