Carolyn Jane "Janie" Felts

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Sabine County Reporter
July 28, 2004

Excerpts from the obituary of Janie Felts Edmiston

Carolyn Jane "Janie" Felts Edmiston, 60, of Flint moved from life on this earth to the joy of Heaven on Wednesday, July 21, 2004. Janie was born March 17, 1944 in Hemphill to E.C. "Buddy" and Dorothy Felts. She was the second of five children. She graduated from Hemphill High School where she was a majorette. She married the love of her life, Jim Edmiston, on Sept. 1, 1973. Together they moved to Flint in 1977 to continue to raise their blended family.

Janie was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister.....exceptional quilter...gardener....diehard football fan...fisherwoman...Sunday School teacher for many years.....

She was a spitfire with a zest for life that could not be squelched and fought pancreatic cancer with all her faith and will and might.

Preceded in death by her father, E. C. "Buddy" Felts and a son, Tony Edmiston. Survivors, Jim Edmiston, sons Jimmy STRICKLAND, Jr., his wife Bobbie and children Justin and Robin DUCK; Marc Edmiston and children, Michael, Dustin, Alan, Brian and Blake; and a daughter, Anna BEAUDIN and children Justin and Samantha. Also....her mother, Dorothy Jean (Maund) Felts of Hemphill; and siblings, Ronnie Felts and wife Ona Lee of Hemphill; Larry Felts and wife Francis of Lufkin, Vickie Felts of Hemphill, and Dascom "Dave" Felts and wife Connie of Hemphill.

Funeral services were held at County Line Baptist Church on FM 344 West, Lake Palestine....graveside rites at Hemphill City Cemetery. Starr Funeral Home, Inc., Hemphill, Directors.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Carolyn married Jimmy Hugh Strickland before 1961. Jimmy (son of Nay Carter (Rev) Strickland and Nora Belle Humble) was born on 22 Dec 1939 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 2006 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carolyn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]