Anna Nolen

Anna Kathryn Gray Nolen, 29, of Ridgely passed away on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare Jackson Regional.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Abundant Life Church, with the Rev. Tony McKinnon and the Rev. Don Adkins officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Zach Heator, Seth Turnbo, Caleb Bledsoe, Josh Bledsoe, James “Bubba” Mooring and Kyle Chessor. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Goodgine and Rob Bledsoe.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at Abundant Life Church.
She was born on Dec. 18, 1987, in Union City to David and Tammy Chessor Gray. Anna was in the graduating class of 2006 from Lake County High School, where she played softball and basketball. After graduation, she attended Dyersburg State Community College, where she continued playing softball for The Lady Eagles. Anna received her B.S. degree in education from the University of Memphis. She was a school teacher. Anna was a member of Abundant Life Church, where she and husband, Josh, led the END ZONE J.V. Youth, she was one of the media techs and she also taught music for the K-5 grades.
Survivors include her husband, Joshua Wayne Nolen of Ridgely; her parents, David and Tammy Gray of Ridgely; her grandparents, Alice Ann Gray of Ridgely and the Rev. Johnny Chessor of Union City; and her in-laws, Barry and Alice Nolen of Halls and Teresa and Jeff Higdon of Brighton.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Billy Earl Gray and Catherine Chessor.
Published 9.18.17