She was the daughter of the late Sidney and Minnie Lee Gonzales and was preceded in death by her husband, Al Whitehead, four brothers and a sister.
Mae retired from Neiman Marcus Department Store where she had worked for over 40 years. She loved flower gardening and traveling.
She was a member of Brainerd United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son Preston Millet (Deborah), of Chattanooga, TN, two grandchildren, Chandi Plummer (Robert), James P. Millet, three great-granddaughters, Sarah Beth, Chloe and Anna Belle Plummer, brother, Silas Gonzales (Kay), and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, November 23, 2018, in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Plummer officiating. Interment will follow in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 22, 2018, at the funeral home.
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Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412.