Martha Jane Madewell was born February 1, 1953 in Jackson, TN. Janie married the love of her life, Aubrey Willard Madewell Jr. (Speedy), on December 19, 1980. Together they raised their family in Memphis, TN. Janie and Speedy were married for 34 years before Aubrey passed away in 2014.
Janie was devoted to her family and raising her two children, Justin (Rebecca) Madewell and Jessica (Ryan) Jones both of Madison, MS. Janie’s pride was with her five grandchildren, Aiden, Hailey, Caleb, Riley, and Walker.
Janie loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed celebrating any holiday, especially Christmas. She loved shopping, decorating, and bringing smiles to anyone’s face. She had the gift of giving and always wanted to make sure everyone was happy. Her favorite thing was watching the grandkids have fun fishing in her backyard, riding on the boat, watching them play soccer, and going to all the school functions. She enjoyed traveling with her family and more recently her sister. She was able to visit many places around the world, but Alaska was very near to Janie and Speedy’s heart. She was an amazing wife, mother, and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all.
Janie is preceded in death by her mother, Helen McClendon; father, James Thomas; husband, Aubrey Madewell Jr. (Speedy). She is survived by her brothers, Tommy (Joan) McClendon of Austin, TX, Bill (Trudy) McClendon of Wilson, OK; her sister Ann Ripley of Memphis,TN; her son, Justin (Rebecca) Madewell of Madison, MS; and daughter Jessica (Ryan) Jones of Madison, MS.
Services will be held on January 17th, 2020 at 3PM at Memphis Funeral Home (Poplar). For those that wish to join virtually, you will be able to live stream via Facebook Live from the Memphis Funeral Home page.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you please make contributions to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.
