Glenna Mae Fischer Passes

Glenna Mae Fischer

Glenna Mae Fischer, 90, of Chattanooga, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016.

Mrs. Fischer was born in Fort Payne, Alabama. She was an active member of Jones United Methodist Church since the 1950’s where she belonged to the Fellowship Sunday School Class and the Women’s Circle. She retired from Osborne Enterprises as the Executive Assistant Manager having last been assigned to Quality Inn South.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred J. Fischer; parents, Dave and Jessie Culpepper; and brothers, David Jr., James and Gleason Ray Culpepper.

Surviving are her sons, Glenn (Heidi) Fischer of Ocala, FL. and Mark (Jessica) Fischer of Chesapeake, VA; three grandchildren, Cheree, Cami and Sean; brother-in-law, Dave Fischer; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Fischer and Elouise Culpepper, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the funeral home

Funeral Services be at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Jones United Methodist Church (4131 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, TN 37412) with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice in Glenna Mae’s memory.

Please share your condolences at www.chattanoogaeastchapel.com.

Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory, and Florist. 404 South Moore Road.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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