Evelyn Owelle

Evelyn Patricia Owelle, 12, passed away Feb. 26, 2017, in Montesson, France. She was a student at Lycee International and Ermitage International School of France. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Lenion Jacobs, IDE Frank Owelle, and her aunt, Margaret Murphy. She leaves to cherish her memories her parents, Evelyn Jacobs and Dr. Patrick Owelle, of Paris, France; sister, Ryan Owelle, of Atlanta, Ga.; Grandparents, Mary Jacobs, of Chattanooga; Cecelia Owelle, of Lagos, Nigeria; aunts, Beverly (Byron) King, of Lawrenceville, Ga., Mary Owelle, Theresa Nwaneri, Celia Ozuzu and Uchenna Ihejirika; uncles, Joseph, Frank and Chuka Owelle; Ronnie Murphy; cousins, Breona, Bria and Brielle; devoted nanny, Miriam Wanjika Muchangi, and a host of other relatives and friends in the United States and abroad. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Mount Canaan Baptist Church, located at 4801 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, Pastor Ternae Jordan, Sr. officiating. Interment in Beautiful Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995