Becker, Lily Gray Jones

  • Monday, July 6, 2015
Lily Gray Becker
Lily Gray Becker
Lily Gray Jones Becker, 97, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, died on Friday, July 3, 2015 in a local health care facility.  
She was born June 29, 1918 to the late Jesse R. and Emma Gray Jones. 
 
Mrs. Becker was a 62-year member of Brainerd Presbyterian and was in the Irvine Bible Class.  She was retired from G. C. Murphy at Eastgate Mall after many years of service. She also taught several years at Brainerd High School Special Education Department. 
 
Mrs. Becker was an avid golfer and was a Girl Scout Leader for a number of years. She worked with youth groups to produce special programs.  
 
Her husband Marvin L. Becker preceded her in death.
 
Survivors include her daughters, Jessica Ingram of Zephyrhills, Florida; Linda B. Harris of Chattanooga; four grandchildren, Amy Harris, Benjamin Harris, Julie Smith and Dawn Coleman; and two great-grandchildren, Tommy Williford and Emily Coleman. 
 
The family will receive friends before the service on Tuesday, from 1-2:30 p.m.
 
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, in the East Chapel with Reverend Ronald Ragon officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton Memorial Gardens. 
 
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 404 South Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.
 
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.
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