Edna Ruth Gregory

Edna Ruth Gregory obituary, Cleveland, TN

Edna Ruth Gregory

Edna Gregory Obituary

Visit the Poole Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cleveland website to view the full obituary.

Edna Ruth Miller Gregory, 72, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her residence. She was a Respiratory Therapist and retired from Tennova Healthcare. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed Miller and Agnes Juanita Rayburn Morgan; one daughter, Michelle Ann Swafford; and her brother, Charles Miller.

Survivors include her daughter, Crystal Gail (Mark) Torbett of Cleveland; grandchildren, Ronald Brian Henry II, and Samantha Lynn Swafford; sister, Wanda Wright of Etowah, TN; and several nieces and nephews also survived.

The funeral will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home and Crematory with the Reverend Tim Woody officiating.  A white dove release ceremony and the playing of bagpipes will conclude the service.

The family will receive friends 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Monday prior to the service.

We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Gregory family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Poole Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cleveland

3000 Ralph Buckner Boulevard PO Box 3655, Cleveland, TN 37311

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