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Ethel E. Sylvester
Apr 18, 2012
April 18, 2012
Ethel E. Sylvester, 85, of Englewood, died Wednesday morning, April 18, 2012, at her residence.
A native of Monroe County and a longtime resident of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Lyda and Mary Rutherford O\'Dell, and was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Sylvester; one son, David Sylvester; and one sister, Laura Patterson. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Madisonville.
Survivors include four daughters and three sons-in-law, Carolyn and Harley Bowers of Etowah, Wanda and Terry Bowers and Sandra Hooper, all of Athens, and Becky and Greg Martin of Englewood; two sons and daughters-in-law, Daryl and Darlene Sylvester and Larry and Doris Sylvester, all of Athens; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Ghorley of Sweetwater; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Ziegler Funeral Home with the Rev. David Davis officiating. Burial will be 10 a.m. Sunday in McMinn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Craig Bowers, Kevin Bowers, Travis Bowers, Garreth Bowers, Matthew Bowers, Nick Sylvester, Justin Hooper, Brandon Martin and Jeffrey Hooper. Kurt Loveday will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
If you are unable to attend the visitation or service, sign the guest registry at www.zieglerfuneralhome.com
Ziegler Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.
