June Crowder Garmany, 89, of Chickamauga, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2018. She was born in Chickamauga to the late Earl and Willie Mae Bailey Crowder. She was a graduate of Gordon Lee High School – Class of 1946 and attended the University of Chattanooga. She was a former resident of East Ridge and had resided most of her life in Chickamauga and Rock Spring. June and her husband owned and operated Independent Gas Company. She also worked for Fowler Brothers Furniture in Chattanooga, where she worked as a decorator. June delighted to spend her life for others and she relished the privilege of bringing good to those she loved. Her home seemed to become her whole family’s home. She was a member of Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church in Chickamauga. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt to all her family.
June is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Wirt W. Garmany, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Wirt W. (Evelyn) Garmany, III, of Chickamauga; grandson, Reverend Hutchinson D. (Ashleigh) Garmany, of Trenton; five great-grandchildren, Hutchinson, Winters, Grey, Robert “Bo” and Marie “Mae” Garmany; brother, Reynolds (Mildred) Crowder, of Chickamauga; three step-grandchildren; and three nieces and three nephews.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 at Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church, with Reverend Joseph V. Novenson presiding. Burial will follow in Garmany Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church or Grace Community Church in Trenton.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Thrive and Tapestry Hospice for their love and excellent care.
Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Homes – Chickamauga Chapel, Chickamauga. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.