John Dudley Cartledge Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of John Dudley Cartledge (Chattanooga, Tennessee), born in Columbus, Georgia, who passed away on September 5, 2019 at the age of 81. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Emmett Beard Cartledge, Jr. and Mary Louise Thames Cartledge. He is survived by: his pet Holly; his wife Carolyn McCain Cartledge; his children, Anne Thames Cartledge of Atlanta, Laurence Couch Cartledge of Los Angeles and Lucy Cartledge Gates (William Franklin Gates IV) of Chattanooga; and his grandchildren, Foster William Horton Coleman, Thomas Rutherford Couch Coleman (Ford), Margaret Anne Coleman, William Franklin Gates (Wills) and Mary Louise Gates (Isie).

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be given to the Higher Education Scholarship Fund at St. Luke United Methodist Church (P.O. Box 867, Columbus, Georgia 31902) or the Hearts and Hands Fund of First-Centenary United Methodist Church (419 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402).