She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. She worked in various churches as a child care worker.
She was the daughter of the late Henry Taylor and Minnie Marie Cecil Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alex Damron Jr.; and son-in-law: Michael Ploucha.
She is survived by her five children and spouses: Debra Ploucha of Allen Park, Mich., Bill and Susan Damron of Acworth, Ga., Barbara and Michael Partlow, Matthew and Terry Damron and Patsy and Greg Hicks, all of Cleveland; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Frances McFarland and Henrietta Guest, both of Lincoln Park, Mich., and Elizabeth Johnson of Warren, Mich.; one brother, William Taylor of Fort Myers, Fla.; many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Caywood officiating.
Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Tim Bayne, Brett Gallaher, Devon Lofton, Alex Damron, Nicholas Ploucha and Christopher Ploucha serving as pallbearers. Will Hicks will serve as honorary pallbearer.
A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association, 519 E. 4th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.
You are invited to send a message of condolence and view the Damron family guest book at www.ralphbuckner.com.
