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DIETRA 'POOH' ROCHELLE GALLAHER

Dietra “Pooh” Rochelle Gallaher departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.

Dietra graduated from Clinton High School in 1994 and throughout her life she enjoyed gardening, cooking, taking care of her dog, Max “Noodle Pup,” caring for others as a CNA but most of all spending time with her family and friends. Dietra’s family and friends will remember her as being the life of the party.

She was preceded in death by: Parents, Anna and James Griffin; grandmothers, Margaret Griffin and Ethel Hill; sisters, Dionne and Elisa Griffin; aunt, Ruby Griffin; uncles, Ronnie Hill and Eugene Gallaher, and William Griffin.

She is survived by: Her legacy of two daughters, Jasmine and Rejah; son, Zyland; sisters, Jackie and husband Dwayne McClanahan, Lakaisha, Anna “Net” and Lenaka; brothers, Mark, Terry and wife Roxie, and Carmon; aunts, Henrietta Caldwell, Georgia Reed, Jackie Hill, Willie and husband Leonard, Mattie Gallaher; uncles, James Hill, the Rev. William Caldwell Jr., and Paul Griffin; common mother-in-law, Janet Allen; host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family will receive friends from noon – 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.

Her funeral service will follow with the Rev. Harold Middlebrook officiating her service and the Rev. Ernest Scruggs reading the eulogy.

Holley Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.

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