Tommy Upshaw

Tommy C. Upshaw, 60, passed away Oct. 3, 2018. He attended school in the Walker County School System. He was a veteran in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bessie and Lewis Upshaw; grandparents, Addie and Willie Turner, Patterson and Emma Upshaw; sister, Connie Upshaw. Survivors include his brothers, Stanley and Glenn Upshaw; nieces, Elizabeth (Stacy) Stamper, Martina (Gerald) Harris, Erica (Michael) Smith; nephew, Nicholas Wesley; aunts, Carolyn Mathis, Minnie Turner, Blanche Turner; uncles, Hewitt Turner, William (Joyce) Turner, and Sherman (Peggy) Turner; dear friend, Janie Strickland; a host of other relatives and friends. The body will lie-in-state after 12 noon Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, with visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the funeral home chapel with Bishop Kevin Adams officiating. Interment: Chattanooga National Cemetery. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 622-9995.