Reverend Henry M. Groseclose

Henry was born in Appalachia, Virginia to the late Rhea P. and N. Loucille Groseclose.

He was a graduate of Appalachia (VA) High School, Tennessee Wesleyan College, and East Tennessee State University. He earned a Master of Divinity from Duke University.

He served churches in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee of the Holston Conference United Methodist Church for over 50 years. Reverend Groseclose served on numerous boards and committees of Holston Conference and the Southeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.

He was Past President and Board Member of The Arc for the State of Tennessee and for Hamilton County, Past member of Board of Trustees Greene Valley Developmental Center and advocate for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and numerous community social service agencies. Henry was Past President of the Northside Civitan Club.

Henry was a loving, dedicated man to his faith, family, and friends. He never met a stranger and was known for his outgoing and friendly personality who enjoyed traveling and had a gift of cooking and hosting friends in his home. He especially enjoyed morning coffee with his buddies, Richard Brewer, Everett Hixson, David Kling, and Hugh Walker. Henry enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Stuart L. Groseclose; and brother, Hugh G. Groseclose.

Reverend Henry is survived by wife of 27 years - Dr. Janice Wheeler Groseclose of Hixson; daughters, Reverend Susan (Dennis Reid) Groseclose of Nashville and Louise (Vincent) Vannoorbeeck, and grandsons Phillip and Mark Vannoorbeeck of Hamden, CT; sister-in-law Helen Groseclose of Parma, OH; and a niece and nephew.

A Celebration of Life and Resurrection on Sunday, February 16 at 3:00 p.m. at First Centenary United Methodist Church with The Reverend Gary Grogg, The Reverend Doctor David Harr, The Reverend Doctor Al Bowles, and The Reverend Doctor Doug Fairbanks officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, at the church, prior to the service and again following the service.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the United Methodist Church ministers and their wives.

Memorials or in lieu of flowers: Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Tennessee Chapter, Inc., 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Chattanooga, TN; Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road, Hixson, TN; First Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, or your favorite charity.

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