Gary Alverson

RINGGOLD Gary Lamar Alverson, 73, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, with his family around him.Gary was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga/North Georgia area. He was a graduate of Lakeview High School, Class of 1956, where he was an all-state quarterback on the football team. Gary owned and operated Acme Industrial Piping for over 30 years. He was a member of the Battlefield Golf and Country Club. Gary was a lifetime member and past president of the Mechanical Contractors Association. A charter member of B.A.S.S., he was a professional fishermen on their tour and on the F.L.W. tour. Gary was a member of the Walking Horse Booster Club. Gary was a member of Newnan Springs United Methodist Church.Gary is survived by his wife of 53 years, who was his high school sweetheart, Lois Ann Wheeler Alverson; his daughters, Angie Alverson (David) Cathey, of Franklin, Tenn., Amy Alverson (Charles) Faulkner, of Ringgold, and Mandy Alverson (Chris) McKnight, of Ringgold; his grandchildren, Tucker Cathey, Riley Cathey, Anna Grace Cathey, Wheeler Owens, Thomas Owens, Macy Ann McKnight, Nelson McKnight, Elijah Faulkner and Cayden Faulkner; his brothers, Dewey Wheeler (Joyce Winton) Alverson Jr., of Gainsville, Ga., and Wayne (Sonja Grant) Alverson, of Ringgold; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 7, in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway. Rev. Patrick Cooper, Rodney Callahan, Brent Brady and Chip Liner will officiate.Interment will be in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.For memorials, the family suggests the East Tennessee Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 510 S. Willow St., Chattanooga, TN 37404, or First Baptist Church of Lakeview, 10 Nason St., Rossville, GA 30741. Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort and view the memorial tribute.Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.