JANICE DEBRO Obituary

DEBRO, JANICE RAE ROGERS - age 78, entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her home. She was the 6th of eight children born to the late Paul Rodgers and Helen Scott Rodgers, Knoxville, TN. Janice accepted God at an early age and was a longtime member of Cherry Street Church of God Sanctified and later became a founding member of Unity of Praize Church of God, Inc. Janice graduated from Austin High and Business School. She worked over 25 years with the Department of Housing Urban Development and retired as Chief of Single Family Asset Management in 1995. Her faith, charm, dignity and kindness were an inspiration to all who knew her. She was an elegant lady who loved hats and a remarkable wife, mother, sister, sister in law, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother in law, friend, co-worker and neighbor. She was known by her family as being the "Text Message Queen." Janice lived her life to the fullest with the help and support of her family and friends. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. After 58 years of marriage, Janice was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, Jesse DeBro III, who passed away on November 14, 2012 and preceded in death, by parents, sister, Lillian Perry, and brothers, Buddy, Fred, Allen and Lamar Rodgers. Left to cherish her memories and celebrate her life are her devoted children, daughter-in- law and son in law, Edward (Cheryl) DeBro Sr., Grand Prairie, TX, Cheryl Scruggs, Chattanooga, TN, Kimberly (Johnny) Ward, Chicago, IL; grandchildren: Christy Martin Lane, Knoxville, TN, DeMario Cohen, Greenville, SC, Edward (Keisha) DeBro Jr., Charlotte, NC, Tierra DeBro, Knoxville, TN, Dennis (Raquel fiancée)Brown, Memphis, TN, Daniel Brown, Oak Ridge, TN, Sean Ward, Ian Ward, of Chicago, Illinois and Ashley Ward, Nashville, TN; four great grandchildren: Tre, Ceyaira, Taniya and Ashton; faithful siblings: Pauline Rodgers Harris, and Brenda (Lewis) Armstrong; devoted sisters in law and brothers in law: Lillian Porter, Sarah Underwood, Paulette (Robert) Newton, Edward (Carolyn) Jones, Abeberry DeBro, Robert (Kathy) DeBro, Hubert Latham, Yolanda (Victor) Rodgers, Linda (Elbert) Brown, Jacqueline Mitchell, Warren Puckett, Endia Puckett, Robert Fisher, Sr., Jack (Elaine) Bolden, Larry Bolden, and Dorothy Rodgers; a special niece, Victoria Rodgers; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives; devoted family and friends: Harris, Perry, Rodgers, Galbraith, Evans, Bailey, Frazier, Chelsey Eskridge, Wanda Langston, Pam Neal, Elder Thomas Glenn and Sister Angela Glenn, Bishop Elect Kevin Perry and Sister Natalia Perry, CAC and Dialysis Clinic Inc. Family will receive friends, Saturday, October 25, 2014, 10:30am - 11:30am at Unity of Praize Church of God Inc., 1928 Fairmont Blvd. Knoxville, Tennessee 37917; funeral service, 11:30am, Elder Thomas Glenn officiating. Interment, Sherwood Memorial Garden, Alcoa, TN. Arrangements by Jarnigan & Son Mortuary. www.jarnigansmortuary.com