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WWII Veteran Retired From TVA After 43 Years
James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Sr., 87, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, in a local health care center.
He was born March 27, 1920, in Rome, Floyd County, GA, to the late Dr. Eli and Inez DeLay. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority after 43 years of service.
Mr. DeLay was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mildred DeLay; daughter and son-in-law, Lynne DeLay (Samuel) Humes, of Brussels, Belgium; son, James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, FL; two grand-sons, Hamilton Humes, of Washington, DC, Hans Humes, of New York; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday October 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in the East Brainerd Chapel with Dr. Lawrence Schenk officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventa Hospice, 5959 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN.
WWII Veteran Retired From TVA After 43 Years
James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Sr., 87, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, in a local health care center.
He was born March 27, 1920, in Rome, Floyd County, GA, to the late Dr. Eli and Inez DeLay. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority after 43 years of service.
Mr. DeLay was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mildred DeLay; daughter and son-in-law, Lynne DeLay (Samuel) Humes, of Brussels, Belgium; son, James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, FL; two grand-sons, Hamilton Humes, of Washington, DC, Hans Humes, of New York; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday October 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in the East Brainerd Chapel with Dr. Lawrence Schenk officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventa Hospice, 5959 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Obituary
WWII Veteran Retired From TVA After 43 Years
James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Sr., 87, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, in a local health care center.
He was born March 27, 1920, in Rome, Floyd County, GA, to the late Dr. Eli and Inez DeLay. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority after 43 years of service.
Mr. DeLay was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mildred DeLay; daughter and son-in-law, Lynne DeLay (Samuel) Humes, of Brussels, Belgium; son, James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, FL; two grand-sons, Hamilton Humes, of Washington, DC, Hans Humes, of New York; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday October 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in the East Brainerd Chapel with Dr. Lawrence Schenk officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventa Hospice, 5959 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN.
WWII Veteran Retired From TVA After 43 Years
James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Sr., 87, of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007, in a local health care center.
He was born March 27, 1920, in Rome, Floyd County, GA, to the late Dr. Eli and Inez DeLay. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority after 43 years of service.
Mr. DeLay was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mildred DeLay; daughter and son-in-law, Lynne DeLay (Samuel) Humes, of Brussels, Belgium; son, James "Jim" Milton DeLay, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, FL; two grand-sons, Hamilton Humes, of Washington, DC, Hans Humes, of New York; six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday October 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in the East Brainerd Chapel with Dr. Lawrence Schenk officiating.
Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Adventa Hospice, 5959 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN.
Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN.
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