She was 86. She was a graduate of McReynolds High School in South Pittsburg, a member of Randolph United Methodist Church and the widow of Charles G. Ware.
Survivors include a son, Charles E. Ware; three sisters, Alberta Council, South Pittsburg, Frances Redd, Roxbury, Ma., and Alice Elizabeth McWhorter, Wayne, Mich.; nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. CST at Randolph United Methodist Church in South Pittsburg with the Rev. Stanley Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Randolph United Methodist Church Youth Choir, c/o Ms. Audrey Slaughter, 1405 Old Jasper Road, South Pittsburg, TN 37380.
Arrangements are by Sequatchie Valley Memorial Funeral Home.