Becky Irene Chenault, 88, passed peacefully in her home on August 25, 2015.
A gathering of friends will be today, August 27, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will on Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Chenault was born June 11, 1927 and grew up in Lawrence County. She spent her later working years as a custodian at Gordon Bibb Elementary School, but often referred fondly to her early working days waiting tables at the “café” at Woolworth’s in Decatur. Affectionately known as “Memaw” she was often found digging in the dirt planting her tomatoes and flowers. She found great joy in spending time with her family and talking about “the good old days.”
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Claude Chenault; three brothers, Lewis Lee Gibson, James Herschel Gibson and John Henry Gibson; and five sisters, Lillian Smith, Edith Mitchell, Lorine Hill, Melanie Hill and her beloved daughter, Patsy Lucille.
She is survived by two granddaughters, Melanie Marsh (Dan) and Kelly Stewart (Scott); one grandson, Josh Bartlett (Jarah); and five great-
grandchildren, Grace, Jack, Aleah, Sophie and Shepherd.
Pallbearers will be friends and family.
