Born January 16, 1935, Sylvia was the oldest child of Dan and Edna Lowry Hixson.
Sylvia was a member of Abbas House since 1963, where she taught kindergarten for 5 years and volunteered to help in the office answering the phone. She worked at Provident for several years, and Gold Bond as Assistant Comptroller for many years.
Sylvia loved playing golf, bowling, skiing, shopping, reading, and being with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her sister, Sandra Hixson Riggs.
Sylvia is survived by her beloved husband of 71 years, Bobby Eugene Clift, her daughter Teresa C. (Blane) Barnes, her son, Steven E. (Tracy) Clift, her grandchildren Steven E. (Kitty) Clift Jr., Adam (Devon) Barnes, Joshua (Lori) Clift, Nicholas (Brittany) Barnes, Kristen (Tom) Mundy, and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers Danny (Anna) Hixson, and David (Tricia) Hixson.
Services will be held at the graveside in Hamilton Memorial Gardens at 1:00 PM, Tuesday July 2, 2024 with Reverend Paulette Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 11:00 AM until service time at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.
The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials in Sylvia’s name be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; stjude.org/donate
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory, and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com
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