Mildred Allene Chester

Mildred Allene Chester, affectionately known as “Mil” and “Granny Mil", of Pegram, Tennessee passed away peacefully on September 23, 2024. She was born in Manchester, Tennessee on June 27, 1936. 

Mildred was known for her joyful and loving spirit as she served God and others. She loved spending time with her family, sewing and gifting baby blankets, and writing poetry and short stories. Over the years, she wrote numerous poems and two books. She also enjoyed cooking, as she was often feeding her ever growing family. She was especially known for her fried chicken and chocolate cakes. 

Mildred had a desire for being the best she could be. With the large support of her family, she achieved her GED at the age of sixty years old in 1996. She encouraged others to excel in their own goals, while still achieving her own. 

She was an active member of Bellevue Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. This is where she also found her close group of friends known as the “Honeybees”, and she was without a doubt the “Queen Bee”. 

She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Clifton E. Chester, Jr.; daughter, Susan Elaine Leonard; grandson, Brandon Michael Hannah; and great-grandson, Henley Paul Hannah.

 Mildred’s life will be honored by the family that she leaves behind, her children: Victor Ellis Chester (Kathy Hocker Chester), Teresa Allene Hampton (Gary Hampton), Joseph Clifton Chester (Rebecca Phillips Chester), Virginia Bernice Hannah (Gene Hannah), the late Susan Elaine Leonard, Pamela Ruth Hudson (Hank Hudson), and Jeremy Glenn Chester (Martha “Marty” Kindall Chester). 

Grandchildren: Shannon Scott Chester (Laci Ridgeway Chester), Dustin Ryan Chester (Ashley Crawford Chester), Nathan James Hampton, Tabitha Allene (Hampton) McFarland (Carey McFarland), Katherine “Katie” Leigh (Chester) Wiggains (Mitch Wiggains), Charlotte Brooks (Chester) Gibbs (Bryan Lee Gibbs), the late Brandon Michael Hannah (Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah), Brittney Michelle Hannah, Daniel Lee Leonard (Devin Pack Leonard), Samantha Gail (Hudson) Bowers (Adam Bowers), Savannah Taylor (Hudson) Kosinski (Anthony Joseph Kosinski), Bethany Ann (Chester) Reuter (Jonathan Reuter), Miles Christian Anderson, Hunter Kamden Anderson (Elizabeth Bowman Anderson), and Jeremy Marek Chester (Alyssa Wilde Chester). 

Great-grandchildren: Lilli Grace Chester, Grant Scott Chester, Christian Reid Chester, George Ryan Chester, Eleanor Rae Chester, Bennett Ellis Chester, Chloe Sowell, Jacey Leigh Wiggains, Mikayla Brinn Wiggains, Zoe Saige Wiggains, Elsye Rose Gibbs, Grace Ashere (Hannah) Fischer (Timothy Fischer), Gweneth Analese Hannah, Gloria Avonlea Hannah, the late Henley Paul Hannah, Charles Grantham Hannah, Bradley Pack Leonard, Corbin Taylor Williams, Sawyer Rose Bowers, Beau Johnston Bowers, Ezra Jude Bowers, Violet James Bowers, Noa Mae Kosinski, Sienna Iris Reuter, and August Blue Anderson. 

A private graveside service for the family will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.