Margie Green

Margie Burton Green, 85, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Soddy Daisy Healthcare. Margie was born May 26, 1928 in Sale Creek, Tenn. Her family relocated to Pikeville in the late 1930s due to the building of Chickamauga Dam. Margie married Ulys Haskell Green and lived much of her adult life in Sparta, Tenn. Pursuing a career in healthcare, she dedicated her life to caring for others-both people and animals. She enjoyed working in her gardens and doing needlework. Margie was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Bear Cove Baptist Church. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Ulys Haskell Green; parents, Walter and Ada Cunningham Burton and three siblings Margie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda (Jerome) England; grandson, Evan England; granddaughter, Mallory England, all of Jasper, Tenn.; brother, Walter Burton, of Pikeville, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m. today, Jan. 26, 2014, at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel and Monday, Jan. 27, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church from Noon- 2 p.m. CST. Funeral service for Margie will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Sparta, Tenn. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorial Contribution can be made to Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center. www.chattanooganaturecenter.org. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343.