Sherry Campbell’s voice was full of emotion as she took her turn reading from the list of those who had died.
On Thursday, the winter solstice, friends and service providers gathered at the Chatt Foundation on East 11th Street to remember homeless people in the Chattanooga area who died in 2023.
Volunteers took turns reading from a list of 110 names. The list consisted of people who were homeless or formerly homeless. Each name was accompanied by the solemn gong of a bell. Attendees hung their heads in prayer and a choir sang “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
The head of a hospice care center called Welcome Home of Chattanooga, Campbell said the service was lovely, but she’s angry so many people died.