FLEMING, JUDITH (JUDY) GOSE - age 84 of Niota, loving mother, sister and grandmother, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Signature HealthCARE of Cleveland. She was a member of Beulah Chapel Church of the Nazarene.
Preceded in death by husbands, Reverend Tommy Gose and Carl Fleming; mother and father, Ray and Mary "Susie" Durman; and brothers Gary Durman and George Durman.
She is survived by daughters and son-in-laws Stefanie Gose, Stacy and Dewayne Bowers, and Rachelle and Spencer Smith; sister and brother-in-law Lennis and Sonny Everett; grandchildren Ethan Bowers, Sydney Stephenson, and Clay, Cooper, and Carter Smith; great grandson Oliver Adams; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family is grateful to Signature HealthCARE of Cleveland, Hospice of Chattanooga, and Bradley Medical Center for their love and compassion.
Family will receive friends Monday, July 21 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Beulah Chapel Church of the Nazarene. Funeral service immediately following. Reverend Bill Dawson officiating.
You are encouraged to share a memory of Judy and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial webpage and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral & Cremation Service of Athens, TN, and the Cody family are honored to assist her family with these arrangements.
400 S White Street, Athens, TN 37303
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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