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Submitted: 10/20/22 • Approved: 10/24/22 • Last Updated: 10/27/22 • R246027-G246027-S3
Marie
Mar 26, 1918-Jan 26, 2000
Tommy
Apr 23, 1920-Dec 23, 2013
Married June 14,1952
Obituary for Marie:
Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN) - Friday, January 28, 2000
Marie Carter Carpenter of Hixson died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a local hospital.
She was 81. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was retired from the Piccadilly Cafeteria.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Carpenter; one son, Jerry Carpenter Hixson; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Wilson and the Rev. Curtis Henderson officiating.
Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Obituary for Tommy:
Tommy Carpenter, 93, of Hixson, died on Sunday, December 22,2013.
He was the oldest member of Friendship Baptist Church Hixson. He loved fishing and gardening, his family and talking about the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Carter Carpenter and later, Ruth Swafford Carpenter; father, Ralph Carpenter; mother, Lela Holloman; brothers, Ralph “Buddy” Carpenter and C.L. Renner; and sisters, Helen Moore and Christine Simmons.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Loretta Carpenter; grandchildren, Casey and TJ Carpenter; daughter, Nancy Carpenter; brothers, Bobby and Gary Carpenter; sisters: Mildred Day, Carolyn Betts, Marciel Wilson, Betty Camp and Francis Patterson; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Chattanooga and Soddy Daisy Health Care Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace. Interment will follow in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. on Thursday at Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace 877-3524.
Visit www.lanefh.com to share condolences.
Contributed on 10/20/22 by deedriam2002
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