Robert E. (Gene) Lail, 83, of Chattanooga, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb 23, 2014. He was a native of Wallaceville, GA, and was a 1948 graduate of Rossville High School. Gene was an Air Force Staff Sergeant during the Korean War. For 25 years, he was President of Southern Forms, Inc. His passions in life were his wife, Jackie, and watching every sport his grandchildren, Lindsay and Harris, played. He was preceded in death by his mother Cleo Smith Lail, father, James Arling Lail, and brother William Lail. Survivors include his wife of almost 51 years, Audra Jacqueline Trotter Lail, son Richard Eugene Lail, granddaughter, Lindsay Meahgan Lail, and grandson, Richard Harris Lail.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 4- 7 pm at Chattanooga Funeral Home-North Chapel
Funeral Service for Gene will be conducted at 12:30 in the funeral home chapel with The Reverend Eric Youngblood will officiate
Interment will follow to Chattanooga National Cemetery
Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com
