Patty Smith

Birth date: Dec 13, 1949 Death date: Dec 10, 2019
Alberta Tanksley, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in the Hospice Care Center. She was a 1967 graduate of Howard High School. She was a member of Faith in Christ Church and served on the Mother’s Board an Read Obituary


My First Christmas in Heaven
I see the countless Christmas Trees around the world below , with the tiny lights, like heaven stars, reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that tear, for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, but the sounds of music can't compare with Christmas Choir up here.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring, for it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.
I now much you miss me. I see the pain inside your heart , but I am not so far away. We really aren't apart. So be happy for me dear ones. You know I hold you dear, and be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I send you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above. I send you each a memory of my undying love. After all Love is the gift more precious than pure gold. It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.
Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do, for I can't count the blessings of love he has for each of you. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear.
Remember I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
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Alberta was a sweet and loving person. We sat next to each other at Dialysis and we always enjoyed talking, laughing and reminiscing about the good old days. When I was sick she would ask about me, and when I came back she was happy to see me and she told me she had been praying for me. Monday, as I was leaving from my treatment I wanted to say something to her but she was sleeping so peacefully. I will greatly miss her. Love Denise Leemore-North