Barbara McPherson's Obituary
Barbara J. McPherson, 73, of Chattanooga, passed away, June 5, 2025, in a local hospital. She attended Riverside High School and was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. Barbara was preceded in death by her father, Preston J. Siler; brothers, Nathan L. Siler and Preston White, Jr.; grandmother, Annie Mia Greene; and grandfather, Samuel Sirmon Green.
Those left to cherish her memories include her daughters, Kassandra (Rodney) Terrell and Carolyn (Demetrious) Miller, both of Chattanooga, and Nicole (Ronnie) Dyer of Buffalo, NY; 4 grandchildren, Jamie Reedus, Timothy Reedus, Miracle Miller, and Nathan Miller; 7 great-grandchildren; mother, Betty J. Gilyard, of Chattanooga; sisters, Deborah Siler, Brenda (Thomas) Young, and JacQueline Siler, all of Chattanooga; lifetime friends, Jimmy Dyer, Cynthia Hyatte, Della Kellogg, Jimmy (Tewannia) Myles, Shirley Rodgers, Betty Morgan, George Milliner, and Jimmy Townsend; friend, Roosevelt Washington; a host of nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends.
Barbara will lie-in-state on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel with Elder Sandra Bramlett as the Eulogist. Burial in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
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