Mr. Fred Ware, 73, of Chattanooga, TN, formerly of South Pittsburg, TN died in a Chattanooga nursing home on Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

The son of the late Alfred and Maggie Belle Burnett Ware, he was an Army veteran and attended Lookout Valley Nazarene Church. Over his long career, he managed grocery stores, worked for the Home Store, M&J, Red Food and Pruett's.

He was also preceded in death by his brother, Alf Ware, Jr.

He is survived by his daughter, Sheila Ann Ware of New Smyrna Beach, FL; sons, Fred Ware, Jr. of Chattanooga, John Stephen (Kimberly) Ware of Hixson, TN; grandchildren, Tiffany Ware and Brandon Ware of Calhoun, GA, Zachary and Katie Ware of Chattanooga; sisters, Mildred Troxell Pierce of Jasper, TN, Ruby Myers of South Pittsburg, TN; brothers, Glen Ware of Chattanooga, Ken Ware of South Pittsburg and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be officiated by Revs. Preston Brown and Terry Mitchell from the chapel of Rogers Funeral Home in South Pittsburg on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 1PM CST. Interment will be in Cumberland View Cemetery in Kimball, TN.

The family will receive friends at Rogers Funeral Home in South Pittsburg on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 5 - 8PM CST.