Sybol was a lifelong resident of the Hixson area. She graduated from Hixson High School in 1955, received her Bachelor’s from Tennessee Tech in Education and her Master’s from UTC in English Literature. Sybol taught at Hixson High school for 9 years before retiring due to health issues. She was a member of the Hamilton County Retired Teachers Association, the TEA-R and the NEA-R. Sybol was a longtime member of Hixson United Methodist Church where she sang in the church choir for several years and sang solo in the Easter and Christmas services. She was an animal lover and took in many stray loved ones for years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Genella; her parents, Sam and Naomi Gooden and a brother, Don A. Gooden.
Sybol is survived by her son, Donnie Genella and her grand dog, Molly; her best friend and loved one, Dixie McClintock; brother and sister-in-law, Sammy and Patsy Gooden; nieces and nephews, Laura (Eddie) Griffith, Lisa (James) Barker, Robert (Tammy) Rogan, Ronnie (Andra) Tidwell, Wendy (Will) Robinson, Tracy (John) Dougherty, Cathy (John) Tedford and Cindy and her late husband Shelby Shafer; twenty three great nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 9, at the North Chapel and 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, at Hixson United Methodist Church.
Services for Sybol will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Hixson United Methodist Church, in the Chapel at 5301 Old Hixson Pike, in Hixson with Dr. C. Mark Gooden and Rev. Randy Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with Eddie Griffith, James Barker, Robert Rogan, Josh McMullan, John Tedford and John Dougherty serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Second Lieutenant Nicholas Tidwell, Randy Elrod and Greg McClure.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Sybol’s name to the McKamey Animal Adoption and Care Center, 4500 N. Access Road, Chattanooga, TN 37415 or www.mckameyanimalcenter.org
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
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