Ann Ruth Chinault

Ann Ruth Chinault, age 73, of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, departed to be with the Lord on the morning of Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, North Carolina.  A native of Baltimore, Maryland, born on December 24, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Otto Matthew Felker and Ruth Simpson Felker. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ray Daniel Chinault, Sr.; one brother, Harold Felker; and one sister-in-law, Patricia Robinson. 

A graduate of Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Ann was fortunate to have married her high school sweet heart, Ray D. Chinault, Sr.  She loved reading and studying her Bible daily, and working in her garden.  Ann, renowned for her cooking and a great hostess had worked in the PTSD unit at Coatesville Veterans Affair Medical Center in Pennsylvania before transferring to Tampa, Florida.  Following retirement, she moved to Roan Mountain, Tennessee where she recently was assisting her daughter with her beauty salon.

Left to cherish her memories are one son, Ray Chinault, Jr. (Lisa); one daughter, Michelle Evans (Daniel); one grandson, Alec Evans; one granddaughter, Sarah Jane Brainer; one brother, Crag Felker (Patricia); a number of nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Linda Felker; brother-in-law, David Robinson; and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Linda and James McCormick. 

In keeping with Ann’s wishes, no services are planned.

Those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mrs. Chinault’s memory are asked to consider, Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601 or by visiting www.alz.org.