Wendy Erwin

Wendy Waterhouse Erwin, 78, of Hixson, passed away on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. She was born in Manchester, England on May 27, 1936 to Arnold and Elsie Creighton Waterhouse. She attended St. Elphins, a boarding school for girls associated with the Church of England in Darley Dale. She then attained a secretarial degree and later was employed by the Grand Hotel in Manchester, England. In Manchester she met her husband Joseph Otis Erwin Jr., of Athens, Tenn. Joe and Wendy married July 10, 1957 and moved to Hixson the following December to make their home. Wendy loved America from the start. Wendy was known for her beautiful English accent on the morning radio show with Luther Masingill, advertising her Stop Smoking Center where she enjoyed helping people for 15 years. She also owned and operated VIP Temporary Services which later led to Norrell Temporary in Hixson. Wendy loved spending time with her family and friends especially boating and skiing on Lake Chickamauga. Wendy was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Joseph Otis Erwin Jr.; her sister, Virginia Macaulay and brother, Harry Waterhouse. She is survived by her sister, June Brabin, of Leeds, England; her three children, Arnold (Karen) Erwin, of Hixson; Jhan (Steve) Shaaber, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Joanna McRae, of Knoxville. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren Leigha, Garret and Colton Erwin; Riley, Bryson and Jenner Shaaber; Connor, Isla, Iain and Sean McRae; and her great-grandson Paxton Erwin-Cox. She was a wonderful, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be missed by all. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 1, 2014, at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153 Hixson, with the Rev. Donald A. Fishburne, D.Min., Rector, Saint Pauls Church, Chattanooga. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com. Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.