Velma Lou Almon Maynard Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Velma Lou Almon Maynard (Signal Mountain, Tennessee), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on August 2, 2024 at the age of 93. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Pomeroy Almon, Jr. and Velma Malone Drisdale Almon; her husband John L. Maynard; and her siblings, Charles P. Almon, III and Allison Almon Johnson.
She is survived by: her children, Charles (Janice), Allison (Hamp), John (Rhea), Almon (Sarah) and Martha (David); her sisters, Sarah Almon Gomien and Mary Almon Pugh; and her grandchildren, Caroline (Jamie), Anna (Chris), Lucy, Laura, Kelsie (Cory), Courtney (Charlie), Drew (Macy), Dawson, Reggie (Cheyenne), Paul, Greg, Alex, Stephanie, Doug (Evgeniya), Kelly, Rebekah (Brandon), Roger and Jessica. She is also survived by her twenty-two great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, (or is that For Lou instead of flowers?), memorials may be sent to the Maynard Camp Scholarship Fund – Holston Conference c/o Holston Camp & Retreat, P.O. Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701, the Morgan-Scott Project, 1022 Old Deer Lodge Pike, Deer Lodge, TN 37726, or to Signal Crest United Methodist Church, 1005 Ridgeway Avenue, Signal Mountain, TN 37377.
