More detail on this person: Ronald Forrest
Wolfe, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and
friend, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014.
He was born on October 21, 1946 to Comer and
Robbie Wolfe in Nashville, TN. His early years
were spent in Albertville, AL. He graduated from
the University of Chattanooga where he was Captain
of the football team and President of his Senior
Class. He served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter
pilot after graduation.
From the time he was a young man, he put his
heart and soul into everything he did. He had a
successful career with IBM and later started his
own technology services company in Alabama. He
enjoyed working with his hands, whether it was in
the garden, on the farm, or most recently
renovating a historic farmhouse. His grandsons
were the light of his life.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Goodwin Wolfe of
Montgomery, AL; his children, Matthew (Christine)
Wolfe, Sr. of Decatur, GA; his daughter, Erin
Wolfe (Karen McBride) of Chattanooga, TN, and
their mother, Pamela Milner Wolfe Gallagher;
stepson, Payton (Tiffany) Goodwin of Tallassee,
AL; sister, Charlice Wolfe of Lilburn, GA;
brother, Gerald (Betty) Wolfe of Simpsonville, SC;
and grandsons, Benjamin Wolfe, Christian Wolfe,
Matthew Wolfe, Jr., Brody Goodwin, Macon
Goodwin, and Caleb Goodwin.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sister,
Pat Wolfe McDaniel.
Burial will be on Friday, November 28th at 11:30
a.m., at the Chattanooga National Cemetery,
followed by a visitation from 1-3 p.m., at the
Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel in East
Ridge, TN.
Online condolences are available at:
www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com
Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing, Tallassee,
Alabama (334) 283-6801.
Published in Tennessean on Nov. 26, 2014
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