Janet Maultsby Waller

West and Luther Hill Waller, Jr., both of Montgomery, and the sister of Susan Waller Nading and Marguerite Waller Nunnally. Her paternal grandparents were Janet Maultsby and Luther Hill

Waller. Her maternal grandparents were Marguerite Flaspoller and William Alice West, of New Orleans. Janet’s family also included Susan’s husband, Alexander Montgomery Nading, Jr.; her niece, Murray Nading Bromstad and her husband, Marc; and her nephews: Alexander Montgomery Nading, III and his wife, Sarah Besky, William West Nading and his wife, Katie, William Dade Nunnally and his wife, Rachel, and Matthew Talbot Nunnally and his wife, Taylor.

Great nieces and nephews who will miss her creative energy are: Marc Edward Bromstad, Jr., Hill Waller Bromstad, Lula Evelyn Nading, Eden West Nading, Max Emilia Nunnally, and Miles Austin Nunnally.

Janet was a rare combination of an intrepid spirit and a brilliant mind, with mischief and poetry in her soul. She will be remembered for her creative talents. She painted, sculpted, wrote, gardened, and shared her creations with friends and family. She was graduate of the Montgomery Academy, and from the age of eight, she spent summers at Camp Green Cove in North Carolina, where she became an accomplished equestrian, a strong endurance swimmer,

a fearless whitewater canoeist, an avid hiker, and a skilled sailor.

Janet distinguished herself at Sophie Newcomb College, where she completed her Junior year at the Sorbonne in Paris, studied in Florence, majored in History of Art, was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her first job was a dream come true: she was employed by the Education Department of The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. After working at The National Gallery, she was accepted into The Wisconsin School of Business, where she received a Masters in Arts Administration. Upon graduation from Wisconsin, Janet became the Director of the Fairfax, Virginia Council of the Arts. She left Virginia and immersed herself the art world of New Orleans, where she worked at Hanson Gallery and later founded Halcyon Publishing. She passionately loved New Orleans and considered the city her second home.

Janet also loved Montgomery. She was committed to supporting the arts and served on the boards of The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, The Montgomery City-County Library, and The Montgomery Chamber Music Society. An avid reader, she cherished her time with friends at several literary and book clubs. Faithfully attending regular meetings of Alliance Francaise and gatherings with French-speaking friends, she maintained her ability to speak fluent French.

For the last seventeen years, Janet was happily “unmarried” to the love of her life, Jim Scott.

Together, they travelled the world, gardened, hiked, supported the arts and shared their enthusiasm for life with many friends. Jim and her friends will attest that she was never dull….NEVER! She brought a spark to every room she entered, and her friends loved her deeply.

The family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to Vernita Jennings (Jennings Professional Services) and the caregivers who provided Janet with compassionate support, love and friendship during her long battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy. Gifts in remembrance of Janet may be made to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts or The Montgomery Chamber Music Society.

A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, 906 Pike Road, Pike Road, Alabama, at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.