Bettye W. Gross

Bettye W. Gross, 90, of Soddy Daisy, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2020. She was a lifetime member of Woodland Park Baptist Church and retired from Dupont. She loved gardening and had more than a green thumb. Writing letters to friends and family was a great joy to her and reading them made you feel like you were right next to her while telling her story. She never met a stranger and loved to sing hymns with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Gross Sr.; parents, Mary E. and William Franklin Wooden, Jr.; and sisters, Mary Eunice Thomason and Winnifred Chadwick. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Ray (Gwendolyn) Gross, Jr., daughters: Debbie Gross, Anita Mitchell and husband, Rodney, and Amy Gross; grandchildren, Christa (Mitch) Norman, Micah (Linzi) Mitchell, Alicia (David) Re, Bridget (Mike) Kemp and Veronica Sumrall; great-grandchildren: Rhett, Claire, Charlie, Ella, Eli, Riley, Blakely, Isaiah, Roman and Lottie; brother, Hugh Wooden; sister, Frankie Bradley. Special thank you to Mom’s caregivers Janet “Red” , Evelyn, Deb and Marlene. Visitation will be 10:00-12:00 Saturday with the funeral service to follow at 12:00 pm in the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home with Rev. Rodney Mitchell officiating, or by visiting https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php?k=159871918974510 Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Gardens East. In Lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be made in Bettye’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alzfdn.org. Arrangements entrusted to Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, TN 37415. www.lanefh.com

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