Mrs. Janice S. Meeks, 72, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, in her residence with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation for family and friends will be at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield on October 10 from 5 until 9 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 at the chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield with Reverend Ron McLellan officiating. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport.
Jan was born June 21, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, LA, the youngest child with two older brothers and four older sisters. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1946 and married Willis W. Meeks on June 20, 1948. A devoted wife for 53 years, Jan was a loving mother and homemaker for her two sons, Mike and Steve, owning her own beauty shop in her home for ten years. Jan and Willis lived in Shreveport for 32 years and were active members of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1980 they moved to Grand Cane and joined Gloster Baptist Church, where Jan was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents, John Oliver and Lucille Sanders; her brothers, Cecil Sanders and J. L. Sanders; and her sisters, Eva Marie Jamison and Neva Lee Peacock.
She is survived by her husband, Willis W. Meeks, and her sons and their wives, Michael W. and Judy Meeks of Columbus, GA and Dr. Stephen F. and Sehoy Meeks of Cypress, TX. Her grandchildren, of whom she was always very proud, are Jennifer Meeks Haessig and her husband, Walter of Dallas, TX, Timothy Meeks of Houston, TX, Christopher Meeks from Atlanta, GA and Mandy Meeks of College Station, TX. She also is survived by her sisters, Jean Fleniken Blount of Mansfield and Lenora Elmira Boyce, formerly of Shreveport, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jay Burford, Sonny Hall, Gus Hall, Don Eakin, Skip Loupe and Dave Means.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Charles Nash, Dr. James May, Dr. Holliday, Dr. Diedre Barfield, Dr. Donna Walker, Kate Young, and the kind and caring staff of the sixth floor Oncology and ICU units of Christus Schumpert Hospital. The family also expresses deepest gratitude to Robyn Watkins, Valerie Johnson, and Cathy Nash of Christus Schumpert Hospice for their compassionate and professional care and to their many friends and family for their prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Gloster Baptist Church.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Mansfield, LA 318-872-4660
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, October 11, 2001
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Name: Janice Loretta Sanders
[Janice Sanders Meeks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Pleasant Hil, Louisiana
[Sabine Par, Louisiana]
Death Date: 9 Oct 2001
Father: John O Sanders
Mother: Lucille E Carter
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Notes: Dec 1945: Name listed as JANICE LORETTA SANDERS; Mar 1960: Name listed as JANICE SANDERS MEEKS; Oct 1968: Name listed as LORETTA S MEEKS; 12 Oct 2001: Name listed as JANICE S MEEKS
Jan was born June 21, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, LA, the youngest child with two older brothers and four older sisters. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1946 and married Willis W. Meeks on June 20, 1948. A devoted wife for 53 years, Jan was a loving mother and homemaker for her two sons, Mike and Steve, owning her own beauty shop in her home for ten years. Jan and Willis lived in Shreveport for 32 years and were active members of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1980 they moved to Grand Cane and joined Gloster Baptist Church, where Jan was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents, John Oliver and Lucille Sanders; her brothers, Cecil Sanders and J. L. Sanders; and her sisters, Eva Marie Jamison and Neva Lee Peacock.
She is survived by her husband, Willis W. Meeks, and her sons and their wives, Michael W. and Judy Meeks of Columbus, GA and Dr. Stephen F. and Sehoy Meeks of Cypress, TX. Her grandchildren, of whom she was always very proud, are Jennifer Meeks Haessig and her husband, Walter of Dallas, TX, Timothy Meeks of Houston, TX, Christopher Meeks from Atlanta, GA and Mandy Meeks of College Station, TX. She also is survived by her sisters, Jean Fleniken Blount of Mansfield and Lenora Elmira Boyce, formerly of Shreveport, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jay Burford, Sonny Hall, Gus Hall, Don Eakin, Skip Loupe and Dave Means.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Charles Nash, Dr. James May, Dr. Holliday, Dr. Diedre Barfield, Dr. Donna Walker, Kate Young, and the kind and caring staff of the sixth floor Oncology and ICU units of Christus Schumpert Hospital. The family also expresses deepest gratitude to Robyn Watkins, Valerie Johnson, and Cathy Nash of Christus Schumpert Hospice for their compassionate and professional care and to their many friends and family for their prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Gloster Baptist Church.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Mansfield, LA 318-872-4660
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, October 11, 2001
________________________
Name: Janice Loretta Sanders
[Janice Sanders Meeks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Pleasant Hil, Louisiana
[Sabine Par, Louisiana]
Death Date: 9 Oct 2001
Father: John O Sanders
Mother: Lucille E Carter
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Notes: Dec 1945: Name listed as JANICE LORETTA SANDERS; Mar 1960: Name listed as JANICE SANDERS MEEKS; Oct 1968: Name listed as LORETTA S MEEKS; 12 Oct 2001: Name listed as JANICE S MEEKS
Mrs. Janice S. Meeks, 72, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, in her residence with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation for family and friends will be at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield on October 10 from 5 until 9 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 at the chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield with Reverend Ron McLellan officiating. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport.
Jan was born June 21, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, LA, the youngest child with two older brothers and four older sisters. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1946 and married Willis W. Meeks on June 20, 1948. A devoted wife for 53 years, Jan was a loving mother and homemaker for her two sons, Mike and Steve, owning her own beauty shop in her home for ten years. Jan and Willis lived in Shreveport for 32 years and were active members of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1980 they moved to Grand Cane and joined Gloster Baptist Church, where Jan was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents, John Oliver and Lucille Sanders; her brothers, Cecil Sanders and J. L. Sanders; and her sisters, Eva Marie Jamison and Neva Lee Peacock.
She is survived by her husband, Willis W. Meeks, and her sons and their wives, Michael W. and Judy Meeks of Columbus, GA and Dr. Stephen F. and Sehoy Meeks of Cypress, TX. Her grandchildren, of whom she was always very proud, are Jennifer Meeks Haessig and her husband, Walter of Dallas, TX, Timothy Meeks of Houston, TX, Christopher Meeks from Atlanta, GA and Mandy Meeks of College Station, TX. She also is survived by her sisters, Jean Fleniken Blount of Mansfield and Lenora Elmira Boyce, formerly of Shreveport, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jay Burford, Sonny Hall, Gus Hall, Don Eakin, Skip Loupe and Dave Means.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Charles Nash, Dr. James May, Dr. Holliday, Dr. Diedre Barfield, Dr. Donna Walker, Kate Young, and the kind and caring staff of the sixth floor Oncology and ICU units of Christus Schumpert Hospital. The family also expresses deepest gratitude to Robyn Watkins, Valerie Johnson, and Cathy Nash of Christus Schumpert Hospice for their compassionate and professional care and to their many friends and family for their prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Gloster Baptist Church.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Mansfield, LA 318-872-4660
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, October 11, 2001
________________________
Name: Janice Loretta Sanders
[Janice Sanders Meeks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Pleasant Hil, Louisiana
[Sabine Par, Louisiana]
Death Date: 9 Oct 2001
Father: John O Sanders
Mother: Lucille E Carter
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Notes: Dec 1945: Name listed as JANICE LORETTA SANDERS; Mar 1960: Name listed as JANICE SANDERS MEEKS; Oct 1968: Name listed as LORETTA S MEEKS; 12 Oct 2001: Name listed as JANICE S MEEKS
Jan was born June 21, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, LA, the youngest child with two older brothers and four older sisters. She graduated from Jennings High School in 1946 and married Willis W. Meeks on June 20, 1948. A devoted wife for 53 years, Jan was a loving mother and homemaker for her two sons, Mike and Steve, owning her own beauty shop in her home for ten years. Jan and Willis lived in Shreveport for 32 years and were active members of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1980 they moved to Grand Cane and joined Gloster Baptist Church, where Jan was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents, John Oliver and Lucille Sanders; her brothers, Cecil Sanders and J. L. Sanders; and her sisters, Eva Marie Jamison and Neva Lee Peacock.
She is survived by her husband, Willis W. Meeks, and her sons and their wives, Michael W. and Judy Meeks of Columbus, GA and Dr. Stephen F. and Sehoy Meeks of Cypress, TX. Her grandchildren, of whom she was always very proud, are Jennifer Meeks Haessig and her husband, Walter of Dallas, TX, Timothy Meeks of Houston, TX, Christopher Meeks from Atlanta, GA and Mandy Meeks of College Station, TX. She also is survived by her sisters, Jean Fleniken Blount of Mansfield and Lenora Elmira Boyce, formerly of Shreveport, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jay Burford, Sonny Hall, Gus Hall, Don Eakin, Skip Loupe and Dave Means.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Dr. Charles Nash, Dr. James May, Dr. Holliday, Dr. Diedre Barfield, Dr. Donna Walker, Kate Young, and the kind and caring staff of the sixth floor Oncology and ICU units of Christus Schumpert Hospital. The family also expresses deepest gratitude to Robyn Watkins, Valerie Johnson, and Cathy Nash of Christus Schumpert Hospice for their compassionate and professional care and to their many friends and family for their prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Gloster Baptist Church.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Mansfield, LA 318-872-4660
SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, October 11, 2001
________________________
Name: Janice Loretta Sanders
[Janice Sanders Meeks]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1929
Birth Place: Pleasant Hil, Louisiana
[Sabine Par, Louisiana]
Death Date: 9 Oct 2001
Father: John O Sanders
Mother: Lucille E Carter
SSN: xxxxxxxxx
Notes: Dec 1945: Name listed as JANICE LORETTA SANDERS; Mar 1960: Name listed as JANICE SANDERS MEEKS; Oct 1968: Name listed as LORETTA S MEEKS; 12 Oct 2001: Name listed as JANICE S MEEKS
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