TN TN - Valerie Elder Smiley, 43, mom of four, wife, entrepreneur, Chattanooga, 28 Jun 2024

[imstilla.grandma]

Valerie Elder Smiley, a 43-year-old mother of 4, was last seen wearing a beige or yellow polo and shorts, driving a burgundy expedition seen in the photo above.

"We want her home today!" Service held for Chattanooga woman believed missing since Friday

UPDATE:According to Smiley’s family, Life360 last tracked her near Decatur, Tennessee.Smiley’s car is a Maroon 2004 Ford Expedition with 079-BFQD plates.The ba

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[GraceG]

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[JenaTaoson]

Very local to me and shes known around the community to be a kind person. Hope they find her soon! Decatur (where her phone last pinged) is about an hour away.

 

[mlhenn]

Chattanooga police search for missing woman Valerie Smiley

Police ask anyone with information to contact 423-698-2525.

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Police ask for help locating missing Chattanooga woman - WDEF

The Chattanooga Police Department is asking for help finding a missing woman. Their Missing Persons Unit is looking for 41-year-old ...

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CPD said she was last seen leaving her Chattanooga home at 2 p.m. on June 28. She was driving a red 2004 Ford Expedition. Its license plate was 079 BFQD.

 

[mlhenn]

Wonder if anyone knows where she was planning on going? Work, run an errand, visit someone?

Possibly could help on direction to start looking.

What about Life 360 or another tracking app? Seems like everybody has it keeping up with someone these days!

 

[JenaTaoson]

They were able to track her to Decatur using the Life360 app. I think it's in the first article posted.

 

[mlhenn]

They were able to track her to Decatur using the Life360 app. I think it's in the first article posted.

"We want her home today!" Service held for Chattanooga woman believed missing since Friday

UPDATE:According to Smiley’s family, Life360 last tracked her near Decatur, Tennessee.Smiley’s car is a Maroon 2004 Ford Expedition with 079-BFQD plates.The ba

newschannel9.com

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According to family, Life360 tracked her near Decatur TN.

 

[mlhenn]

Chattanooga Police Seek Information On Missing Woman, Valerie Smiley, 41

 

[Unalienable Rights]

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[JenaTaoson]

Happy this is finally in the media, I know someone in the family.

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[mlhenn]

Family of missing Chattanooga mother of four seeks answers as search continues

Valerie Elder Smiley's family and friends gathered outside Sak's Wing Shak Tuesday urging the public to help find her after she's been missing for 4 days.

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The search continues for Valerie Elder Smiley, a Chattanooga mother of four, who's been missing since June 28.

Tuesday afternoon, her family and friends gathered outside of Sak's Wing Shak, where she worked, pleading with the public to help find her and bring her home.

Daniels said law enforcement has been tracking her car through traffic cameras and it was last spotted on Monday.

"The car was coming from Monteagle, from 24, and then it went on to 75 towards Georgia, but we at this time do not know the location of that vehicle," said Daniels.

The family is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to finding her.

 

[Knox]

Family of missing Chattanooga mother of four seeks answers as search continues

Valerie Elder Smiley's family and friends gathered outside Sak's Wing Shak Tuesday urging the public to help find her after she's been missing for 4 days.

www.local3news.com

The search continues for Valerie Elder Smiley, a Chattanooga mother of four, who's been missing since June 28.

Tuesday afternoon, her family and friends gathered outside of Sak's Wing Shak, where she worked, pleading with the public to help find her and bring her home.

Daniels said law enforcement has been tracking her car through traffic cameras and it was last spotted on Monday.

"The car was coming from Monteagle, from 24, and then it went on to 75 towards Georgia, but we at this time do not know the location of that vehicle," said Daniels.

The family is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to finding her.

Family is saying she has a medical condition, which involves memory loss. She may not know how to get back home.

 

[Jemma]

This is an odd in to me. she’s established in the community, she has kids, she left willingly, the text to her dad.

what’s her medical condition? it didn’t impact her running a successful business, so what has happened.

 

[CTPDMom]

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Her last *public* post, there may be dozens more after that, if they were set to 'friends only' we wouldn't see them.

This is an odd in to me. she’s established in the community, she has kids, she left willingly, the text to her dad.

what’s her medical condition? it didn’t impact her running a successful business, so what has happened.

Agreed it seems odd. However, sometimes life-changing diagnoses are hard for patients and families to fully accept, and denial can run rampant. Something very well could be impacting her running of a successful business, could also be a reason why one might voluntarily leave.

 

[Marfe]

Oh gosh, looks like she's going in circles, north to Decatur, then west to Monteagle, south on 75 towards Georgia. I hope those areas have alerts going out to be looking for her. In my naivety I am hoping for an innocent and happy ending: she stops for gas and an attendant or customer recognizes her, helps her and contacts family and LE.

 

[Inthedetails]

Oh gosh, looks like she's going in circles, north to Decatur, then west to Monteagle, south on 75 towards Georgia. I hope those areas have alerts going out to be looking for her. In my naivety I am hoping for an innocent and happy ending: she stops for gas and an attendant or customer recognizes her, helps her and contacts family and LE.

I'm first thought is perhaps an accident and the car is in a ditch??

jmo

 

[Knox]

Oh gosh, looks like she's going in circles, north to Decatur, then west to Monteagle, south on 75 towards Georgia. I hope those areas have alerts going out to be looking for her. In my naivety I am hoping for an innocent and happy ending: she stops for gas and an attendant or customer recognizes her, helps her and contacts family and LE.

She has to be buying gas, hopefully they can set up an alert on her cards id she’s not paying cash. Sounds like she really doesn’t know how to get home. Is she sleeping in her car?

 

[Jemma]

OK, if the can see her last locations why have we seen search parties in those areas!

 

[Jemma]

Family of missing Chattanooga mother of four seeks answers as search continues

“The family said if they don't find Valerie in the coming days, they plan to put together a search party and look for her.”


why are they waiting days? If the have her last known location why are they not out canvassing that area, all those people in the background could be driving around where she was traveling.

 

[Inthedetails]

Family of missing Chattanooga mother of four seeks answers as search continues

“The family said if they don't find Valerie in the coming days, they plan to put together a search party and look for her.”


why are they waiting days? If the have her last known location why are they not out canvassing that area, all those people in the background could be driving around where she was traveling.

I wonder if she has left previously, but never for so long?? idk

jmo