Jeanette Ellen "Jan" Weinbrenner, 74, of Big Sandy died April 9, 2014. Jeanette was born on Jan. 26, 1940, in Momence, Ill. She was a member of the Church of God a Worldwide Association. Jeanette attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, Calif. Jan was married to Loren Weinbrenner in June 1966 in Big Sandy. He preceded her in death in February 2014. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Raetz and Gladys Burdick, and her sister Sandy Heasley. Jeanette was a beloved mother who found great joy in tending to her flower garden and her children. Surviving are her daughters, Melissa Weinbrenner of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Lori and husband Terry Shipman of Big Sandy; her son, Jared and wife Angela Weinbrenner of Fort Worth, Texas; a brother, Jerry Raetz of Illinois; and sisters Sharon Kilpatrick and Chris Burdick of California and Lois Perry of Nevada. She also leaves behind six grandchildren: Brian Taylor, Arthur Taylor, Eric Taylor, T.J. Shipman, Charlotte Weinbrenner and Audrey Weinbrenner.
Cledice Decker (1959)
From Robert Gentet:
Jeanette Ellen "Jan" Weinbrenner, 74, of Big Sandy died April 9, 2014. Jeanette was born on Jan. 26, 1940, in Momence, Ill. She was a member of the Church of God a Worldwide Association. Jeanette attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, Calif. Jan was married to Loren Weinbrenner in June 1966 in Big Sandy. He preceded her in death in February 2014. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Raetz and Gladys Burdick, and her sister Sandy Heasley. Jeanette was a beloved mother who found great joy in tending to her flower garden and her children. Surviving are her daughters, Melissa Weinbrenner of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Lori and husband Terry Shipman of Big Sandy; her son, Jared and wife Angela Weinbrenner of Fort Worth, Texas; a brother, Jerry Raetz of Illinois; and sisters Sharon Kilpatrick and Chris Burdick of California and Lois Perry of Nevada. She also leaves behind six grandchildren: Brian Taylor, Arthur Taylor, Eric Taylor, T.J. Shipman, Charlotte Weinbrenner and Audrey Weinbrenner.