Obituaries

Wilma McDowell

Wilma Juanita Kilgore McDowell, 71, went home to be with the Lord Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Malcolm Kilgore; and grandson, Kyle Kilgore; her parents, Harold and Isabel McDowell; brothers, Ottist Ray McDowell, Jack "Bud" McDowell, Larry McDowell; sisters, Lois Alene McDowell, Lella Mae McDowell, and Velma Caldwell. She is survived by one brother, Burney (Portia) McDowell, of Suck Creek Mountain; three sons, Larry (Rhonda), of Sewanee, Tracy, of Chattanooga, and Rodney (Pam) Kilgore, of Whitwell; one grandson, Zach Kilgore, of Sewanee, and one granddaughter, Felicity Bates, of Cleveland; two stepgrandsons, Josh Gregory, of Colorado and Rev. Eddie Griffith, of Whitwell; five great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. CST today, Jan. 8, 2014, in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Eddie Griffith and Rev. Steve Moore officiating. Interment at Mount Olive Cemetery. Share photos and memories at www.whitwellmemorialfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home Inc. 423-658-7777.

Published January 8, 2014

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