Myra Chaffin

Graveside services and interment for Myra Elizabeth Chaffin, age 90 of Cookeville, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday February 2 at Burris Cemetery in Jackson County. Social distancing and the use of masks was appreciated. Myra passed away Thursday January 28, 2021 at Bailey Manor with her family by her side. She was born December 9, 1930 in Jackson County, TN to the late William and Lillie Mayberry Knight. Myra was known to many as my Momma Myra, Aunt Myra, Grandma and Mom. The sweetest human, she teased the Bailey Manor staff until the end. Myra loved the Atlanta Braves, baseball in general. A Cher TV special was reason to pop corn. To this day, her love of pop singer, Boy George, cannot be explained. She saw him in concert and bought the "T". She was asked to bring her chocolate pies to every special occasion, but her family was happiest if those pies ended a meal of salmon patties (slathered in catsup by the "Grands"), potato salad and coleslaw. You need to be tough and stubborn to live to 90, and she was both. She loved a good laugh and her children sitting around the kitchen table. A high school dropout, she returned at 42 to get her GED and finished LPN school. She was a loving nurse, as was her nature. Several years ago, Myra was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a heinous disease, and has been a resident of Bailey Manor for the last few years. Her doctor once said, "This illness, Myra, will be much harder on your family than it will be on you." Her family cannot possibly thank the staff, past and present, enough for loving Myra as their own. They were her family through close calls, falls and COVID. Angels - all. Please consider adding the Alzheimer's Association to your donation list. Myra is survived by three children, all college graduates; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. She would say she was blessed. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner was in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.