Wanda Gayle Vandergriff

Mrs. Wanda Gayle Vandergriff, of Birchwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026, following a brief illness. She was seventy-six.

A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Poole Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Vandergriff was born April 14, 1949, in Cleveland, TN to the late Melvin and Dorothy Elder. She taught school in the Cleveland City School System for 25 years. Mrs. Vandergriff was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cleveland.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Joan Haney.

Survivors include her husband, Gene Vandergriff; daughter, Aletta Vandergriff, Cleveland, TN; son, Zachary Vandergriff, Chattanooga, TN; sister, Mary Holder; brother Melvin Elder (Kay); several nieces and nephews.