Cecil Ray Tennant Sr.
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Purple Heart recipient was longtime local resident
Cecil Ray Tennant Sr., 89, of Rossville, Ga., passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013.
He had lived most of his life in Washington, 20 years in Holliday, Fla., and the past seven years in the north Georgia area.
Mr. Tennant served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, receiving numerous accommodations, including the Purple Heart.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Violet Tennant; three children, Cecil Ray Tennant Jr., Peggy Tennant and LeAnne McDonald; three stepsons, William, Gene and Daniel Strawn; a brother, Bill Tennant; sisters Helen Valintic and Patricia Washburn; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, January 3, in Chattanooga (Tenn.) National Cemetery with military honors.
Arrangements are by South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home and Crematory, Rossville.
Condolences may be sent to www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.