Alma Parmer

Alma Ruth Pittman Parmer went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Alma Ruth lived in the Jasper, Tenn., area before making her home in Chattanooga, Tenn. Alma Ruth worked at Bell South until her retirement. She was a member of Tiftonia Baptist Church where she was very faithful in her Baptist faith her “Ruth Class” and she loved her church family. Her greatest loves were her God and Savior, her beautiful two daughters along with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alma Ruth’s activities included quilting and being with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Curtis Parmer; parents, James Kay and Gladys Pittman; and brothers, Richard and Kenneth Wayne Pittman. Alma Ruth, our beloved mother, leaves to cherish her memories are her two daughters, Dana (Stan) Hartline and Janet (Gary) King; brother, James Pittman; sisters, Wanda (Joe) Hitchcock, Patty Gravitt, Carolyn (Roy) Brackett, Brenda (David) Miller, Margaret (Billy) Muir and Charlotte (Jim) Patterson; grandchildren, Eric (Emily) Hartline, Kelsey (Daniel) O’Mary and Haven King; great-grandchildren, Hudson, Sloane and Boone along with special friends, Karen and Wayne Dawson. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019, from 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST to 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST at Tate Funeral Home, Jasper, Tenn. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at Tate Funeral Home following the visitations at 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST with Pastor Brandon officiating. A private burial will be held at Chattanooga National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Tate Funeral Home, LLC, 950 Mel Dixon Lane, Jasper, TN 37347, 423-942-9500.