Jennie Pullen Chatman, age 85, of Bedford Virginia, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, with loved ones by her side. She was born on December 7, 1928 to the late Cora Walker Pullen and Ellis Pullen. She helped raised her siblings while her parents worked. Jennie was a member of Washington Street Baptist Church in Bedford, VA. She graduated from Bedford Training School and afterwards worked at Coleman's Restaurant for many years. On October 17, 1960, she married Jerome Chatman, Sr. To that union, two children were born, Denise and Jerome, Jr. The family moved to Washington, D.C. and resided there for six years before returning back home to Bedford until her death. During her time back in Bedford, Jennie helped raised her sisters' children while they worked and later became the caretaker for her mother and her sister, Helen, when they both became ill. Recently, she was a resident of Oakwood Manor in Bedford, VA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Chatman, Sr.; her brother, James Walker and his wife, Cornelia Walker; and her sister, Helen Pullen. Jennie leaves cherished memories to her daughter, Denise Chatman-Freeman and son-in-law, Douglas Freeman III, her grandson, Maxwell Freeman, all of Montgomery Village, MD; her son, Jerome Chatman, Jr. of Bedford, VA; her sister, Cora Jean Howell (William) of Bedford, VA; her brothers, Calvin Pullen (Eula) of Temple Hills, MD, and William Pullen (Joyce) of Fort Washington, MD; a special great niece, Keonna Parker of Bedford, VA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members and friends.