She was born in Palestine, Texas, on September 27th, 1944.
She is a graduate of John Tyler High School and earned a Masters Degree in Child Psychology from North Texas University.
Jane was a lover of baseball and of children.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Speegle, father Johnny Patterson and sister Janette Perry.
She is survived by husband Bobby Carpenter, sister Olivia Snapp, daughter Mary Jane, sons John and Richy and their wives, Melissa and Karin. She had 8 grandchildren…Hunter, Corley, Abby Jane, Koy, Cash, Austin, Karis and Jack.
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