Janice Margaret "Myers" Smelcer

Janice Margaret "Myers" Smelcer obituary

Janice Margaret "Myers" Smelcer

Janice Smelcer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ziegler Funeral Home on Jul. 25, 2025.

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Janice Margaret Myers Smelcer, age 75, a former resident of Mableton, GA prior to moving to McMinn County in 2000, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025. She was a member of Valley Road Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years: Roy Arthur Smelcer, her parents: Arthur Dot and Ina Grace Myers, and a brother: Bill Myers.

Janice is survived by her daughter: Connie Tweedell (Michael), granddaughter: Savanah Nicole Shamblee, her brothers and sisters-in-law: David Myers (Christine), and Jerry Myers (Kim), a sister: Vida Rogers, her fiancé: Charles Edgemon and his children: Charlene Edgemon and Sandra Edgemon, along with several of her nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Ziegler Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow at 7:00 PM. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at McMinn Memory Gardens with Reverend David Coffman officiating.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

You are invited to sign the online registry at www.zieglerfuneralhome.com

Ziegler Funeral Home has been entrusted with serving the family of Janice Margaret Myers Smelcer.

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