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Edna Knight Nabors, 93
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Edna Knight Nabors, 93, died Friday, Dec. 7 at her home in Vonore. Born in McMinnville she had been a longtime resident of the Chattanooga area. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Hixson (now known as The Gathering).She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lillard Nabors; four brothers, Herbert, Grady, Haskel and Estell Knight; three sisters, Junie Knight, Pauline Youngblood and Elsie Cantrell, all of McMinnville.Survivors include her children, Bernice (Jerry) Parker of Vonore and James L. (Kay) Nabors of Hixson; grandchildren, Kerry Parker Celestini of Raleigh, N.C., Jason Ladd (Krista) Parker of Farragut; two step-grandchildren, Greg (Angie) Smith of Soddy-Daisy, and Sonja (Rodney) McCurdy of Sylvania, Ala.; four great-grandchildren, Victoria Celestini, John Celestini, Madison Parker and Jordan Parker, seven step-great-grandchildren, Caleb Smith, Megan Smith, Tyler McCurdy, Aaron McCurdy, Tristan Martin, Zacharia Martin and Benjamin Martin and a host of nieces and nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews and many special friends.Funeral service was held Monday at North Chapel with Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating.