Beatrice Evelyn Cranford

December 16, 1931 - June 3, 2020

Beatrice Evelyn Cranford, 88, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in a local hospital. She was a 1949 graduate of Brooker T. Washington High School. She was a member of Stanley United Methodist Church. Beatrice retired from Belk in retail sales. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Alverta Presley, Sr.; and seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include her sons, Michael (Mary) Cranford, Sr. of Chattanooga, Reginald Cranford, Sr. of Birmingham, AL, Jerry (Bernadine) Cranford, of Chattanooga, and Patrick Cranford of Riverside, CA; daughters, Shireen Ragland, Debra Bumpass, Tracye Cranford, and Alenisa (Marvin) Smith, all of Chattanooga; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister, Eleanor Harris of Chattanooga; sister-in-law, Shirley Presley of Louisville, KY; and a host of other relatives and friends.