Bernice Audrey Messer
July 16, 1921 - November 30, 2012
Birthplace: Dekalb County, Alabama
Resided In: Seymour, Tennessee
Visitation: December 02, 2012
Service: December 02, 2012
Cemetery: Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Bernice T. Messer, age 91 of Seymour, formerly of Rogersville and Chattanooga, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. Mrs. Messer was a member of First Baptist Church of Rogersville. She was a world traveler and was proud to have visited all 50 states, sometimes bringing plants and flowers back with her to raise in her own gardens.
She was the 5th child of the late Oscar and Laura Tankersley of Henagar, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband George Messer; son-in-law, Fred Fritz; sisters, Nellie Brown, Elsie Ashcraft and Clara Ruth Mountain; brother, Cecil Tankersley
She is survived by:
Daughter: Pat Fritz of Seymour
Son: Tim Messer and wife Tracy of Chickamauga, GA
Grand daughters: Laura Fritz and husband Ryan Bandy of Chattanooga, Tara Woodroof and husband Chad of Seymour
Grandson: Mark Messer of Chattanooga
Step-grandchildren: Caleb and Lauren Renegar of Chickamauga, GA
The lights of her life: great grandchildren Emma and Carson Woodroof of Seymour
Sisters: Doris Devine and husband Charlie of Rossville, GA, Barbara Gibson of Georgetown, TN
Sister-in-law: Myrtle Plemons of Ider, AL
Several nieces nephews:
Special niece Sherry and her family Greg and Whitney Clark
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Relay for Life, C/O Cheryl Buchanan, US Bank, 901 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862
Funeral service 4 PM Sunday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Dr. Bruce Yates officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 865-577-2807. The family will also receive friends 10 am-12 pm Tuesday at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel with interment to follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
July 16, 1921 - November 30, 2012
Birthplace: Dekalb County, Alabama
Resided In: Seymour, Tennessee
Visitation: December 02, 2012
Service: December 02, 2012
Cemetery: Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Bernice T. Messer, age 91 of Seymour, formerly of Rogersville and Chattanooga, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. Mrs. Messer was a member of First Baptist Church of Rogersville. She was a world traveler and was proud to have visited all 50 states, sometimes bringing plants and flowers back with her to raise in her own gardens.
She was the 5th child of the late Oscar and Laura Tankersley of Henagar, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband George Messer; son-in-law, Fred Fritz; sisters, Nellie Brown, Elsie Ashcraft and Clara Ruth Mountain; brother, Cecil Tankersley
She is survived by:
Daughter: Pat Fritz of Seymour
Son: Tim Messer and wife Tracy of Chickamauga, GA
Grand daughters: Laura Fritz and husband Ryan Bandy of Chattanooga, Tara Woodroof and husband Chad of Seymour
Grandson: Mark Messer of Chattanooga
Step-grandchildren: Caleb and Lauren Renegar of Chickamauga, GA
The lights of her life: great grandchildren Emma and Carson Woodroof of Seymour
Sisters: Doris Devine and husband Charlie of Rossville, GA, Barbara Gibson of Georgetown, TN
Sister-in-law: Myrtle Plemons of Ider, AL
Several nieces nephews:
Special niece Sherry and her family Greg and Whitney Clark
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Relay for Life, C/O Cheryl Buchanan, US Bank, 901 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862
Funeral service 4 PM Sunday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Dr. Bruce Yates officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 865-577-2807. The family will also receive friends 10 am-12 pm Tuesday at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel with interment to follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
Bernice Audrey Messer
July 16, 1921 - November 30, 2012
Birthplace: Dekalb County, Alabama
Resided In: Seymour, Tennessee
Visitation: December 02, 2012
Service: December 02, 2012
Cemetery: Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Bernice T. Messer, age 91 of Seymour, formerly of Rogersville and Chattanooga, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. Mrs. Messer was a member of First Baptist Church of Rogersville. She was a world traveler and was proud to have visited all 50 states, sometimes bringing plants and flowers back with her to raise in her own gardens.
She was the 5th child of the late Oscar and Laura Tankersley of Henagar, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband George Messer; son-in-law, Fred Fritz; sisters, Nellie Brown, Elsie Ashcraft and Clara Ruth Mountain; brother, Cecil Tankersley
She is survived by:
Daughter: Pat Fritz of Seymour
Son: Tim Messer and wife Tracy of Chickamauga, GA
Grand daughters: Laura Fritz and husband Ryan Bandy of Chattanooga, Tara Woodroof and husband Chad of Seymour
Grandson: Mark Messer of Chattanooga
Step-grandchildren: Caleb and Lauren Renegar of Chickamauga, GA
The lights of her life: great grandchildren Emma and Carson Woodroof of Seymour
Sisters: Doris Devine and husband Charlie of Rossville, GA, Barbara Gibson of Georgetown, TN
Sister-in-law: Myrtle Plemons of Ider, AL
Several nieces nephews:
Special niece Sherry and her family Greg and Whitney Clark
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Relay for Life, C/O Cheryl Buchanan, US Bank, 901 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862
Funeral service 4 PM Sunday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Dr. Bruce Yates officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 865-577-2807. The family will also receive friends 10 am-12 pm Tuesday at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel with interment to follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
July 16, 1921 - November 30, 2012
Birthplace: Dekalb County, Alabama
Resided In: Seymour, Tennessee
Visitation: December 02, 2012
Service: December 02, 2012
Cemetery: Hamilton Memorial Gardens
Bernice T. Messer, age 91 of Seymour, formerly of Rogersville and Chattanooga, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. Mrs. Messer was a member of First Baptist Church of Rogersville. She was a world traveler and was proud to have visited all 50 states, sometimes bringing plants and flowers back with her to raise in her own gardens.
She was the 5th child of the late Oscar and Laura Tankersley of Henagar, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband George Messer; son-in-law, Fred Fritz; sisters, Nellie Brown, Elsie Ashcraft and Clara Ruth Mountain; brother, Cecil Tankersley
She is survived by:
Daughter: Pat Fritz of Seymour
Son: Tim Messer and wife Tracy of Chickamauga, GA
Grand daughters: Laura Fritz and husband Ryan Bandy of Chattanooga, Tara Woodroof and husband Chad of Seymour
Grandson: Mark Messer of Chattanooga
Step-grandchildren: Caleb and Lauren Renegar of Chickamauga, GA
The lights of her life: great grandchildren Emma and Carson Woodroof of Seymour
Sisters: Doris Devine and husband Charlie of Rossville, GA, Barbara Gibson of Georgetown, TN
Sister-in-law: Myrtle Plemons of Ider, AL
Several nieces nephews:
Special niece Sherry and her family Greg and Whitney Clark
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Relay for Life, C/O Cheryl Buchanan, US Bank, 901 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862
Funeral service 4 PM Sunday in Atchley's Seymour Chapel with Dr. Bruce Yates officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 865-577-2807. The family will also receive friends 10 am-12 pm Tuesday at Chattanooga Funeral Home North Chapel with interment to follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
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