All Obituaries

Annette Emanuel Broom, 77, passed away in the early morning of January 25, 2022. Annette was born on August 28, 1944, in Mobile, Alabama to Clifford Winston and Nellie Viola Emanuel. She spent her early childhood living in Mobile before moving to Trenton, Georgia during grade school years. Early during her high school years at Dade County High School, she met Robert “Connie” Conard Broom and married him on April 23, 1961. They were faithfully married for 45 years until his death...

John Robert "JR" Whitt of Lookout Valley passed away January, 11, 2022 at the age of 75 years. John was born in Athens, AL (1946), raised on a very large cotton farm with 7 siblings in Huntsville, AL, and permanently moved to Chattanooga, TN in 1967. John was employed at Sherman & Reilly, Inc. which specializes in powerline and fiber-optic cable installations with major utilities, utility contractors and telecommunications companies. Retired as Senior Vice...

Valorie S. Phillips age 77 of Jasper passed away Friday, December 24, 2021. She retired from M & M Industries. She was preceded by her mother, Aline Rogers; father, Henry A. Rogers, Sr., brothers, Henry A. Rogers, Jr. and Lloyd Allan Rogers; sister, Jacaline Rogers & Sharron Gail Rogers; niece, Rhonda Pass. Those left to treasure her memories are her sons, Aulton Phillips of Whitwell, Mike Phillips of Georgia & Roger Phillips of Jasper; siblings, Edith Ann Jordan & Billy Don...

Janet I. Shands, 90, passed away on December 8, 2021. She was born to the late Simon and Myrtle Newlin in Boyce, Virginia. She met the love of her life, the late John Shands, in Bethesda, Maryland. She along with her daughter, her Sugar Babe, Jorene, moved to Chattanooga in 1989. Her greatest joy in her life was by far her granddaughter, her Sugarplum, Cami. If you had the privilege to meet her, then you were always greeted by one of her amazing hugs. She gave more love to those around her...

Wright Robert Carden III., age 46 of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Don L. Carden I; brother, Donnie L. Carden, Jr., Robert was a lifelong TN Volunteer Fan. Those left to treasure his memories are his wife, Kim Carden of Chattanooga; mother & step father, Mary & Rudy Gulsby of Langston, son, Samuel Carden of Chattanooga; Godfather, Richard Yellen of Chattanooga; siblings, Robert May of Jasper, Marla Carden Knight of...

Willodean McElhaney Carter age 72 of Bridgeport passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021. Willodean was preceded by her father, Henry McElhaney;mother, Geneva McElhaney; daughter, Amelia Troxtel; sister, Doris Satterfield. Those left to cherish her memories are her husband, Dewey Carter of Bridgeport; children, Christy Baker of South Pittsburg & Misty (Kevin) May of Kimball;Siblings, Linda (Dennis) Lyda of Bridgeport, Brenda Clayton of Athens, Raymond (Kay) McElhaney of Ft Payne and Wayne...

James Cecil Westmoreland age 82 of Jasper, passed away, Thursday, November 25, 2021. He was a member of Wells Chapel United Methodist Church and retired from Velsicol Chemical. Cecil was preceded in death by his children, Lori-Ann Westmoreland & Tony Westmoreland; parents, John & Willie Lucille Westmoreland; brother, Hershel Westmoreland. If Cecil wasn’t at home watching the TN Vols, you could find him fishing or hunting. Those left to treasure his memories are his wife of 58...

  Mary McLennan Chisholm was born on March 17, 1931, in Syen Chun, Korea, near the Manchurian border not far from where the Yalu River (forming the border between Korea and Manchuria) empties into the Yellow Sea.  Syen Chun was along one of the two railroad lines that branched near Seoul in central Korea, with one line going up the east side of northern Korea toward Vladivostok in the U.S.S.R, and the other line going up the west side of northern Korea through Pyongyang and past...

Jerome Lee Burnett age 66 of Jasper, passed away Wednesday , October 27, 2021. He retired from the State of Tennessee Human Resource for over 30 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Burnett; mother, Mary Francis Burnett. Those left to treasure his memories are his siblings, Ronnie G. “Bo” (Debra) Burnett & Jackie (Steve) Maples both of Jasper; nieces and nephews, Josh, Samantha, Michelle, Elizabeth; aunts, Muff Payne & Betty Deakins;...

Eric A. Millraney age 35 of Chattanooga passed away Monday, October 25, 2021. He worked at Greenrise Technologies for several years. Eric was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frances & Raymond Carruth & Johnny, Sr. & Wanda Millraney. Those left to treasure his memories girlfriend, Miranda Allison of Monteagle; children, Kamarion, Paisley & Watson; siblings, Jeremy Qualls, Lee (Tammy Sharpe) Millraney, Christine (Michael) Millraney, Austin (Heather) Millraney &...