Ruth Elizabeth Frederick, 86, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away on September 1, 2019. Born in Baxter, Tennessee to the late Roy and Fannie Coleman, but Ruth was raised in the Chattanooga area. She was a member of the Powers Ferry Church of Christ in Marietta, Georgia. Ruth retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. She was also a past member of the Kiwanis Club.
Ruth was preceded in death by her aforementioned parents, and a sister, Helen Madaris.
Left behind to cherish Ruth’s memory are her daughter, Lisa Crawford and her granddaughter, Megan Alexis Crawford, both of Fayetteville, Georgia, and a brother, Bill (Kay) Coleman.
A Celebration of Ruth’s Life will be held in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home on Saturday September 7, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with Min. Tim Smelser officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. until service time. She will be laid to rest in the Chattanooga Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions made in Ruth's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6221 Shallowford Rd Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Arrangements are under the care of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist East Chapel, 404 South Moore Rd. East Ridge, TN 37412.
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