Jinny always wanted perfection, especially from herself. She realized, however, that no matter how hard she tried, she would always fall short. So, at a very young age she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and devoted her life to the command “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind; and love your neighbor as yourself”. She loved reading God’s Word and she could quote scripture from memory ― an easy task for her having read the Bible in its entirety over thirty times. Jinny was also devoted to providing for her family. In addition to raising four children, she tirelessly helped raise four of her grandchildren. She truly loved every minute of it. When her husband fell ill and paralyzed in 1988, she was by his side caring for him every day until he passed away five years later. During all these times and countless other challenges, she continued to prepare large Sunday lunches and hosted the holiday celebrations and birthdays for her children and grandchildren. Her faith and devotion ennobled her world. She will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Jinny is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald G. MacFarlane; her grandson, Brian Alan Bonlie; her great-grandson, Colin Davis Bonlie; her parents, Ernest and Ermina Lombard; her brother, Robert Lombard; her sister Ruthie Sample; and her sons-in-law, Ben Franklin and Russell Lewis Shelton. She is survived by her brother, Leon Lombard; her daughter, Ruth Ann Shelton; her daughter Brenda Wooldridge and her husband Danny; her daughter Marilyn Bonlie; her son, Ron G. MacFarlane, Jr. and his wife Cheryl Turner; her grandchildren David Michael Bonlie and his wife Amber; her grandchildren, Joyce Shelton, Ryan Shelton and his wife Megan, Alan Shelton, Matthew Wooldridge and his wife Holly, Michael Wooldridge and his wife Terri, Melanie MacFarlane and Mallory MacFarlane; and her great-grandchildren, Kirsten Bonlie, Avery Shelton, Ella Shelton, Kaitlyn Shelton, Tyler Wooldridge, Kaylee Wooldridge and Elizabeth “Libby” Wooldridge; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home located at 7405 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75225.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com for the MacFarlane family.
