ROSSVILLE Betty Yevonne Tate Hegwood, 77, died Friday, May 25, 2012, peacefully surrounded by family at Erlanger hospital.A resident of Rosewood of Fort Oglethorpe, she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.A graduate of Rossville High School in 1953, she was employed by Flav-o-Rich Dairies, Alloy Fabricators and Chickamauga City Schools Central office. Mrs. Hegwood volunteered at Oakwood Baptist Church Library, Chickamauga, Ga., the Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga., and Erlanger-Hutcheson Medical Center Auxiliary ICU.She was preceded in death by spouse, John R. Tate; sisters, Ruby Sprayberry, Louise Jay and Gladys Johnson; mother and father, Tom and Irene Roark.Survivors are daughter, Karen (Mike) Brown, of Birchwood, Tenn.; grandson, Andy (Kate) Brown, of Decatur, Ga.; granddaughter, Keri (Jack) Taylor, of Huntsville, Ala.; great-granddaughter, Nola Brown, of Decatur, Ga. ; many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Glenn Dyer and Dr. James Sprayberry officiating.Interment in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park.Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class of Oakwood Baptist Church, Chickamauga, Ga.; Erlanger-Hutcheson Medical Center Auxiliary, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; Betty Lee, Darlene Sullivan and staff at Oakwood Baptist Church.Donations may be made to the Senior Ministry of Oakwood Baptist Church, Chickamauga, Ga.Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.The family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. today at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.