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- [S927] Obituary.
In Memory of
Rosalind Savard
January 6, 1939 - January 1, 2012
Obituary
Rosalind Savard, 72, of McDonald, Tennessee was taken home to be with the Lord on January 1st, 2012. Rosalind was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. Born in Bradley County in 1939, Rosalind grew up in Tennessee, graduating from Central High School in 1956. Rosalind went on to graduate from the McKenzie Business College and began her career at Manpower and American Lava as a secretary. Having a very strong entrepreneurial spirit, Rosalind soon began her home-building business as one of the first female residential contractors anywhere around. Blessed with a God-given talent for design, color-coordination and construction, Rosalind's contracting and design company quickly became one of the most successful and prominent in the area. Rosalind went on to start more businesses: Carpeting by Rosalind, Ageless Face, Active Lines, Rags by Roz, Choo Choo Car Wash as well as property development and residential real estate rentals to name a few. Rosalind was an avid bridge player, tennis player and member of the Ruritan Club. A life-long Christian, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother, William J. Everhart and Kathryn G. Everhart and brother (James Everhart).
She is survived by her devoted husband of 47 years, Basil Savard, sons, James R. Sterchi and his wife Lezlie and Louis Savard and his wife Robin, all of Ooltewah. She has four grandchildren, Louis Savard III, Blake Savard, Tori Sterchi and Sheena Rowland, two great grandchildren, Presley and Kensley.
Visitation will take place on Monday, January 9th from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Chattanooga Funeral Home East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421 and on Tuesday from 12 Noon until 1 PM at First Baptist Church of Cleveland, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Cleveland, Tennessee on Tuesday, January 10th at 1 PM with Pastor Jimmy Dale Patterson officiating. She will be buried in the family plot in Lee Cemetery, McDonald, Tennessee. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastBrainerdChapel.com Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, East Brainerd Chapel, 8214 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421.
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