Eva Fitzpatrick

Eva Deauana Huggins Fitzpatrick, 82, of the West Armuchee Community, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at Hospice of Chattanooga. She was born on Feb. 23, 1936, in LaFayette, Ga. She was a loving wife and a great mother to her children. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Bobby Joe Fitzpatrick; great-grandson, Jaxson Kennedy; parents, Cecil Franklin Huggins, Vera Huggins and Delta Huggins; brothers, Troy and Waymond (Sonny) Huggins; sisters, Orene Bowman and Wilma Neal; sister-in-law, Annette Huggins; brothers-in-law, Ed Bowman, Windom Neal, Herschel Davis and Joe McClure. She is survived by her children, Angela (Ricky) Stack, Troy (Susan) Fitzpatrick and Leslie Cole; grandchildren, Tricia Cothron, Mary Greenway, Coy Moody, Aaron Stack, Zach Varnell, Joey Varnell, Thomas Fitzpatrick, and Anna Fitzpatrick. Surviving siblings include Lebron (Myra) Huggins, Smyrna, Tenn., Joel (Barbara) Huggins, Jerry (Carolyn) Huggins, Glenda Davis, of the West Armuchee Community and Katherine McClure, of LaFayette. Also surviving are 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, a 1955 graduate of LaFayette High School and worked at Best Mfg. before making the choice to become a stay-at-home mother. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at Pleasant Hill UMC (4686 W. Armuchee Rd.) with the funeral service following visitation. Officiating the service will be the Rev. Chris Mullis and the Rev. Skip Mitchell. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers are: Zach Varnell, Marty Huggins, Randy Huggins, Brian Neal, Aaron Stack and A.J. Cothron. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Fund or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.