Mildred Laura West Hamby, 85, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday May 18, 2016 in a Chattanooga hospital.
Mrs. Hamby was the daughter of the late Tina L. Dalton West and Rollie E. West; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Arnold Hamby; and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Hamby was an avid reader and she enjoyed working cross word puzzles. Most of all she loved spending time with her family. She attended the East Cleveland Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Doug Hamby and his wife Geneva of Athens, Dean Hamby and his wife Karen of Jefferson, GA, Stan Hamby and his wife Terri and Duane Hamby and his wife Lisa all of Cleveland; her grandchildren, Brian Hamby and his wife April, Melissa Gaston and her husband Darren, Avery Ross, Jason Hamby and his wife Amanda, Julie Holt and her husband Nathan, Jenny Mealor and her husband Karl, Ela Karen Heady, Hannah Hamby and Rebekah Hamby; her 17 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Lucille Witt of Chattanooga, Margie Brown and her husband Billie of Epperson, TN; her brothers, Donald West of Tellico Plains, Dale West and his wife Mary Heather of Etowah, TN; and several nieces and nephews.
The Remembrance of Life Service will be conducted Saturday, May 21, at 4 p.m. from the East Cleveland Baptist Church with her sons, Doug Hamby, Dean Hamby, Stan Hamby and Duane Hamby officiating. Graveside Services and Interment will be conducted Monday, May 23, at 12:30 p.m. in the Chattanooga U.S. National Cemetery with Reverend Doyle Hall officiating. Casket bearers will be Joshua, Brian, Aaron and Jason Hamby, Anthony, Dave and Donald West and Avery Ross.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Macedonia World Baptist Missions, Inc., P. O. Box 519 Braselton, Georgia 30517 in C/O Jason Hamby.
The family will receive friends from 1-4 p.m. Saturday before the services at the East Cleveland Baptist Church.
Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services Wildwood Chapel has charge of the arrangements.