Barbara Ruth Freeney

Barbara Ruth Owens Freeney, age 80, a resident of Soddy Daisy, TN, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother, having recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with her loving husband Bill.

A lifelong resident of Chattanooga, she attended Central High School. Barbara was previously employed by Cutter Laboratories and Woodbridge Foam Fabricating. She was a member of Dallas Bay Baptist Church and the Koinonia Sunday School Class.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Horace and Clara Owens, and her granddaughter, Angela Michelle Cox.

Sadly missed by her family and friends, she is survived by her husband, Rev. Bill Freeney; her children, Carolyn (Don) Johnson of Hixson, TN, Donna (Kenny) Davis of Wetumpka, AL and Jim (Flavia) Freeney of Deatsville, AL; sister, Ann O. (Dan) Taylor of Hixson, TN; 9 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at Dallas Bay Baptist Church at 8305 Daisy Dallas Road, Hixson, TN on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. with Doctor Ken Duggan and Doctor David McNabb officiating. Visitation will be at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN on Tuesday, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Burial will be at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with grandsons serving as pallbearers and Koinonia Class as Honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, P. O. Box 19269, Chattanooga, TN 37416 or Dallas Bay Baptist Church, 8305 Daisy Dallas Road, Hixson, TN 37343.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.