Obituary for Janet Gillette
Janet Eleanor Gillette – April 4, 1933 to February 15, 2021
Jan Gillette, 87, of Franklin, made her final flight on February 15, 2021, as she left her family and friends to be with her Lord and Savior. Waiting to greet her were her husband, David Anthony Gillette, her brother, Dale William Brown, and her parents, Evelyn Peterson Brown and William Brown.
Left behind to give thanks for her life are her son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey William Gillette and Sharon Ruth Ramsey of Franklin, her grandchildren, Jeffrey William Gillette, Jr., Anna Marie Gillette Roberts, and Anna Elizabeth Bottcher. Great-grandchildren Maximus and Juliana Roberts will miss their “gigi ma.”
Three generations of elementary and middle-school students learned history and social studies in Jan’s classroom. She taught in Michigan, Virginia and Florida schools. She spent a decade in administration at the Lynchburg Christian Academy in Virginia. Jan loved to teach the Bible. She wrote textbooks for Christian elementary schools. She was a beloved Sunday School teacher until Covid-19 suspended classes.
Jan loved to travel, especially with her family. Her knowledge of the Bible came, in part, from her travels in Israel. She wandered across the expanse of this country with her family and a camper during summer vacations. In later years, she accompanied her children and grandchildren on their adventures. In her mid-70s she insisted on joining her family on the zip line and in the white-water rapids. When asked if her doctor approved of such activity, she curtly replied, “I didn’t tell him.”
Jan will be missed by her brothers and sisters at the Cowee Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Cowee church, the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center, or your local PTO.
A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Cowee Baptist Church.
Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com
Macon Funeral home will be handling the arrangements.
Jan Gillette, 87, of Franklin, made her final flight on February 15, 2021, as she left her family and friends to be with her Lord and Savior. Waiting to greet her were her husband, David Anthony Gillette, her brother, Dale William Brown, and her parents, Evelyn Peterson Brown and William Brown.
Left behind to give thanks for her life are her son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey William Gillette and Sharon Ruth Ramsey of Franklin, her grandchildren, Jeffrey William Gillette, Jr., Anna Marie Gillette Roberts, and Anna Elizabeth Bottcher. Great-grandchildren Maximus and Juliana Roberts will miss their “gigi ma.”
Three generations of elementary and middle-school students learned history and social studies in Jan’s classroom. She taught in Michigan, Virginia and Florida schools. She spent a decade in administration at the Lynchburg Christian Academy in Virginia. Jan loved to teach the Bible. She wrote textbooks for Christian elementary schools. She was a beloved Sunday School teacher until Covid-19 suspended classes.
Jan loved to travel, especially with her family. Her knowledge of the Bible came, in part, from her travels in Israel. She wandered across the expanse of this country with her family and a camper during summer vacations. In later years, she accompanied her children and grandchildren on their adventures. In her mid-70s she insisted on joining her family on the zip line and in the white-water rapids. When asked if her doctor approved of such activity, she curtly replied, “I didn’t tell him.”
Jan will be missed by her brothers and sisters at the Cowee Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Cowee church, the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center, or your local PTO.
A memorial service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Cowee Baptist Church.
Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com
Macon Funeral home will be handling the arrangements.