Billie Itani

RINGGOLD — Billie Elizabeth Tucker O’Neal Itani, 73, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. She was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas and was of the Christian and Muslim faith. She was completely devoted to her family and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Billie was a blessing to so many people and will be truly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her father, Elmer Tucker; mother, Hazel Holland; son, James Flynn O’Neal, Jr.; daughter, Debra Lynn Earl; brother, Elmer Glen “Sonny” Tucker, Jr. and sister, Barbara JoAnn Mackey. Survivors include her loving husband of more than 33 years, Imad Itani, of Ringgold, Ga.; children, Pamela Denise Browning, of Louisiana, Ryan Timothy O’Neal, of Ringgold, Ga., and Ahmad (LeAnne) Itani, of Chattanooga; brothers, Freddie Tucker, of Whitwell, Tenn., Roy Tucker, of Crossroads, Tenn., James Tucker, of Jasper, Tenn., Jerry Davis, of Rossville, Ga., and Harold Holland, of East Ridge; sisters, Barbara Wear, of Ooltewah, Connie Durham, of Ringgold, Ga., and Sherrie Brown, of Chattanooga; several grandchildren; several great- grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel with Pastor Johnny Yeoman officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends after 1 p.m. Thursday, and prior to the service on Friday. at the funeral home. Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by W. L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.