Dorothy Arant


Dorothy Westmoreland Arant, 69, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease ).

She retired from UnumProvident in 2001, was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class. Mrs. Arant volunteered at Memorial Hospital, Meals on Wheels and served on the board of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.

She was the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Westmoreland, of Griffin, Ga.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Arant; and children, J. Lee Greene and wife, Kathy, of Memphis, Jane G. Scudder and husband, Mark, of Suwanee, Ga., and Jennifer Greene, of Boston, Mass. Also survived by four stepchildren, Mary Claire Blackshaw and husband, Brian, of Atlanta, Lee Arant, of Newnan, Ga., Amy Arant, of Atlanta, and Scott Arant and wife, Debbie, of Dunwoody, Ga. Also survived by brothers, Bob Westmoreland and wife, Loretta, of Mount Dora, Fla., and Ralph Westmoreland and wife, Kathi, of Brooks, Ga. Also survived by mother-in-law, Essie T. Arant, of Chattanooga; and 10 grandchildren.

Special thanks to Barbara Shinn, a very loving caregiver.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Dr. Larry Schenk officiating.

Condolences may be sent at www.heritagefh.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224 or ALS Association of Tennessee, P.O. Box 40244, Nashville, TN 37204-0244.

The family will receive friends at the church following the service.

Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 7454 East Brainerd Road.