Mitzi Ruth Chatman Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mitzi Ruth Chatman (Johnson City, Tennessee), who passed away on February 10, 2023, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mitzi Ruth Chatman to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Martin Luther Thornburg and Verna Elizabeth Randall Thornburg; her friend Carolyn Richards; her husband William E.; and her brothers, James Wesley Thornburg and Lloyd Steven Thornburg.
She is survived by: her friends, Doris Miller and Bernice Taylor; her children, Tim Chatman (Julia) of Kingsport, Steve Chatman (Lori) of Cookeville, TN, Christy Chatman Rakestraw (Chris) of Rogersville and Amy Chatman Crawford (Chris) of Murfreesboro, TN; her grandchildren, Candace Chatman Sikorski (RJ), Leah Chatman Walling (Heath), Caleb Crawford, Aubrie Crawford, Taylor Chatman, Josie Chatman, Emily Chatman, Mallory Chatman and Russell Chatman; her stepgrandchildren, Josh Rakestraw (Erica), Veronica Taylor (Corey) and Kevin Marshall Rakestraw; her great grandchildren, Cannon, Ruth Ann, Forrest, Emma Kate and Kennedy; and her siblings, Beverly Jo Brooks of Kingsport, Martin Leslie Thornburg (Carol) of Johnson City and Richard David Thornburg of Randleman, NC. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made in her name to St. Jude's Research Hospital.
