Virgil Oldham Jr.

Virgil Walter Oldham Jr., 67, went home to be with his Lord, Thursday March 13, 2014. A lifelong resident of the Chattanooga North Georgia area. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, was a former employee of U.S. Pipe and Foundry where he worked as an Industrial Environmentalist and was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Walter Oldham Sr. and Mildred Lou Pierce Oldham; and sister, Carolyn Spurling. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Deborah "Deb" Cagle Oldham, of Ringgold; son, Dennis Oldham, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; sister, Barbara Brown, of Ringgold; brother, James Oldham, of Rossville, Ga., several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Randy Chesnutt and the Rev. Gurney Beard officiating. Interment will follow at Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends today until funeral time at the funeral home. An online register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold, Ga.