Meet Our Deacons
For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
-1 Tim. 3:13 (KJV)
Charles Ables
Charles and his wife, Diane, have
two children - Garrett and Regan. Charles and Diane
placed their membership with the Soddy church in
1996. He has served as a deacon since 1997. Charles
graduated from Soddy Daisy High School and the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is
employed by Cigna Healthcare.
Mike Burroughs
Mike and his wife, Avan, have 2 children, Alex and
Abby, and have been members of the Soddy church
since 2002. He is a veteran of the United States
Air Force, and has worked as a financial adviser
for over 25 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Boyd-Buchanan School.
Bill Greer III
Bill and his
wife, Jennifer, have two children- Will and Kay.
Bill has been a member of the Soddy church since
1984, and has served as a deacon since 2005. He is
a graduate of Boyd- Buchanan High School and
Tennessee Technological University. He is employed
by Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor.
Heath Holland
Heath has been a member at Soddy since moving to
Chattanooga with his family in 1999. Heath attended
college at Freed-Hardeman University where he met
his wife, Lisa. Heath and Lisa have three children;
Andrew, Caitlin and Caroline. Heath works as a
Project Manager at Unum. His areas of involvement
at Soddy includes the youth group, teaching teen
and adult Bible classes, benevolence, and mission
efforts in Central America and in the United
States.
Tom Levi
Tom and his wife
Barbara have been members of the Soddy church for
over 30 years. They have 3 children, 4
grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. Tom is a
graduate of Soddy Daisy High School and the
University of South Carolina. He retired in 1997
from WR Grace Chemical Co, where he was Director of
Laboratory/ Health Physics.
A. B. McRee
A.B. and his
wife, Frankie, have been married since 1952 and
have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. He has
attended the Soddy church since his youth and has
been a deacon since the mid 1950s.
Jeff Stracener
Jeff
is a TVA Supply Chain manager in Chattanooga. He
was born in Savannah, TN, attended high school at
Harding Academy in Memphis, and graduated from the
University of North Alabama in Florence, AL. Jeff
and his wife, Vicki, have been members of the Soddy
church since 2003, and have 2 children, Jenny and
Joey.
Gabby Williamson
Gabby and his wife, Mary
Lou, have 5 children and 8 grandchildren. He has
been a member of the Soddy church for over 48
years.