Lela Mae (Thomas) Brown

Lela Brown, passed away December 21, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. She was born February 17, 1953 in Huntsville TN to James and Lucille Thomas. Lela graduated from Roane State College with a degree in Accounting. She also added her Real Estate License. She worked for the United States Geological Survey as a Hydrologist. She measured many of the Remote Rivers in Tennessee.One of her favorite stories, she was alone taking a measurement in the middle of a creek fully outfitted with a long staff and headphones. She was concentrating on counting clicks when she saw out of the corner of her eyes two bear cubs and a mother bear looking at her. She was not sure the mother bear knew what she was. Lela froze in her tracks until the bears went away. That was when she says she found out what people meant by their knees knocking together because hers sure did!

She worked for several elite businessmen including Robert E. White and Harold Pierce performing Accounting and Real Estate Acquistions. She was a board member, Corporate Secretary and Co-Owner of Optimal Health PLLC and Brown Chiropractic. Her loves include horses, travel, spending time with friends and above all spending time with her family. The one word that describes Lela the best is love!! She was preceded in death by her parents James and Lucille Thomas, her special Uncle Henry Bowling, her brother Paul Thomas and nephew Chance Hyatt.

Lela is survived by her husband, Dr. J. Scott Brown; favorite son , Dr. D. Sean Newport and his wife Christa; grandchildren, Haley Newport, Hayden Newport and Halston Newport; sisters, Jewel Boshears and Shirlona Griffith; brothers, Kenny Thomas and his wife Kay and Jimmy Thomas; brother-in-laws, Delmer “Dilly” Brown and his wife Frances and Porter Brown and his wife Beverly; nephews, Anthony “AK” King, Gary King and his wife Leesa, Gary Key, Rocky Sexton and his wife Tonya, Zach Brown, Porter Brown III and his wife Lauren and Caleb Brown ; nieces, Mary Beth Stout, Kelly and her husband James Keener, Wendy and her husband Michael Greenwald, Brandy and her husband Brett White, Darby and her husband Tim Gaffigan, Cortney and her husband Bradley Howes, Brittney and her husband Scott Bigler; Great nephews, Tyler King, Gary Key, Tanner Arthur, Hinton Howes, Ezra Bigler, Emmett Bigler, Liam Bigler, Porter Brown IV; Great nieces, Sharon Mejia, Krista King, Stephanie Key, Amber Key, Justici Bertram, Bristol Sexton, Tavern Sexton, Kloee Keener, Sofee Keener, Jada Greenwald, Camille Greenwald, Madison Mason, Lottie Howes, Cora Howes, June Howes, Everly Bigler, Brynlee Brown, Reese Brown and many more nieces and nephews; and many lifelong friends.

Family will receive friends 2-3:30pm Tuesday at Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with a service to follow at 3:30. Afterwards, there will be a reception at Milestones Event Center located next door to the funeral home.

“Quiet the noise, you will feel me in your heart and I will talk with you... I will Love you Forever!” Lel