Jimmy Hood II

Jimmy Lebrone Hood II, 33, departed this earthly life on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. He was born Sept. 9, 1981 (square root baby), in Chattanooga. He was a valued employed of Volkswagen, Chattanooga. He graduated in 1999 from Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences and was an honor student. He received a full scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering, and later served in the United States Navy. He gave his life to Christ at an early age and was presently a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church. He truly loved the Lord, his family, and his career. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Hood Sr.; grandparents, John and Ora B. Hood. Cherishing his memories are his wife, Tabetha; his two sons, Tyson and Jaylon; mother, Rev. Dr. Marva A. Lee; sister, Nkenge J. Hood; grandmother, Rep. JoAnne Favors; grandfather, Marvin Lee; great-grandmother, Brittie Ervin; uncles, Randal Lee, Sr., John Hood, Gerald Hood; aunts, Kimberly Muhammad, Karen Lee; in-laws, Jack and Linda Manis; sister-in-law, Julie Manis; nephews, Micah and Milan Gillespie; nieces, Miyah, and twins, Malia, and Mariah Gillespie; a host of great aunts, uncles, cousins, friends. Funeral service will be held at noon Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at New Covenant Fellowship Church with eulogy by Pastor Bernie Miller and Rev. Dr. Richard Ervin, officiating. Interment in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East. The body will lie in state after noon today, the family will receive friends from 6 8 p.m. this evening at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.