Obituary of Earl Leroy Snyder

Earl Leroy Snyder, 80, of Soddy-Daisy, died on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his son, Gary Snyder, and granddaughter, Judy Snyder. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He was a Sunday school teacher and a deacon at Cedar Hill Baptist and East Lake Baptist churches, and a current member of Dallas Bay Baptist Church and a member of the Thankfull Sunday School Class. He worked at U.S. Pipe, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant and was retired from Moccasin Bend Mental Health Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Judith Weatherford Snyder, of Soddy-Daisy; son, Steve Snyder, of Maryville, TN; daughters, Judith Gail (Danny) Boyd, of Rossville, and Evelyn (Bob) Williams, of Soddy-Daisy; brother, Cecil Snyder, of Chattanooga; sisters, Clara Stanfield, of East Ridge, and Evelyn Wilson, of Chattanooga; and grandchild, Sean Snyder, of Atlanta. Funeral services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday, in the chapel of the funeral home with Dr. Ken Duggan and Dr. Bob Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors. Pallbearers will be Glenn Brawley, Ralph Brawley, Thurston Cooke, Danny Boyd, Steve Snyder and Bob Williams. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4355 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416, or Building Fund of Dallas Bay Baptist Church, 8305 Daisy Dallas Road, Hixson, TN 37343. Arrangements are by Legacy Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8911 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379, phone (423) 843-2525.