James Coulter

ROSSVILLE James Lee Coulter, 75, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of North Georgia and was an avid University of Georgia Bulldog fan. He was a member of Westview Baptist Church. Mr. Coulter was vice president of Traffic for Sathers Trucking Co. and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 91 and was preceded in death by his parents, E.W. Coulter and Cleo Holbrook Coulter; and a brother, Johnny Coulter.Mr. Coulter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle.Survivors are his wife, Joyce Coulter; sons, Tim (Patty) Coulter, Yulee, Fla., Jim (Ruth) Coulter, Ringgold, Ga., Tim (Lisa) Godwin, Jasper, Tenn., Patrick (Jenna) Godwin, Ooltewah, Tenn., and Greg (Lisa) Godwin, Chattanooga; daughters, Cyndy Wortman, Rossville, Gayle (John) Moore, Chattanooga; brothers, Ervin "Willie" (Virginia) Coulter, Ringgold; sisters, Janice (Wilson) Hix, Jackson, Tenn., Mary Ann (Donnie) Raines, Rock Spring, Ga., Karen (Gary) Morgan, Rossville; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Fletcher Farris officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 519 E. Fourth Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403 or the American Lung Association, 1466 Riverside Drive, Suite D, Chattanooga, TN 37406.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family.The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Funeral and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.