Sheila Brown Whaley, 70, of Alcoa, passed away on January 18, 2021 at Blount Memorial Hospital.

Sheila was born in Charleston, MO to Amalphus and Barbara Brown on October 18, 1950.  She married Ronald Whaley on June 10, 1971.  She retired from Blount Memorial Hospital after working many years in the lab with people she loved. Sheila was an active member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church and loved to sing in the choir.  She also enjoyed spending time with her BSF ladies as they grew in the Lord together.  She was an avid golfer who loved her ladies' group at Green Meadow Country Club.

Sheila is preceded in death by her parents, Amalphus and Barbara Brown.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Whaley; her children, Christopher and Amanda and their spouses Amy and TJ; sister, Sallie Goodin and brother-in-law Robert E Lee, and her beloved grandchildren Wendy and Eli.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in her memory to March of Dimes.

There will be no funeral at this time.  The family will have a Celebration of Life later.

Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.  Arrangements are by Miller Funeral Home, Maryville (865) 982-6041, www.millerfuneralhome.org