Janet Louise Haney Madden

Janet was born to William “Clarke” Haney & Mary “Louise” Haney in Ironton, OH. She was the first daughter born after four sons Sonny, Buddy, David, & Louis who all preceded her in death. She was followed in birth by a younger sister Carroll Lee & then another brother Michael Paul who both survive her. Janet was her father’s joy, her mother’s helper, her sister’s best friend & a source of comfort & encouragement to all her brothers. In 1953, Janet graduated from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Huntington, West VA, earning a Bachelor’s of Science & the title of Registered Nurse. This degree was followed with many years of continuing education courses in the field of nursing. For nearly 30 years she gave her efforts of love & healing in the fields of neonatal intensive care, cardiac intensive care, & then hemodialysis. On August 1, 1953 Janet married her child hood sweetheart Thomas Meyers “Sonny” Madden, now deceased. Janet & Tom shared love & life for 45 years until Tom’s death in 1998. From the years of 1954 through 1964, Janet gave birth, life, & love to eight children but she would not want us to leave unmentioned the two children she lost in miscarriage with whom she is united now. These births took place from Ohio to Texas to Alaska to North Carolina & finally to Virginia. She & Tom had four boys Shawn, Kevin, Tom, Brian, then three girls Mary Ann, Barbara Lee, & Sheila, then her last son, her Valentine Baby, Tim. During Janet’s lifetime, her family expanded to a size that reflected her God-like capacity for unconditional love. She has 82 descendents, living & deceased which include her children, her son-in-laws, her daughter-in-laws, her twenty-three grandchildren, & her twenty-one great grandchildren. To Janet, family was not defined by conventions & legalities but by the fact that if you loved & were loved by someone she loved, then to her, you were family. Janet’s life was filled with love. Her motto was a favorite quote from Mother Theresa: “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Janet lived this motto through her volunteer activities in Georgetown, TX, her generosity to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and the way she showed kindness and extended friendship to all who entered her life. The lesson she would leave us is the lesson of the unconditional love of our heavenly Father. She is survived by her children Shawn & (Cathy) Madden of Wake Forest, NC, Kevin & (Mamie) Madden of Wylie, TX, Tom & (Sherri) Madden of Georgetown, TX, Mary Ann Madden-Green & (Mike) Green of Alvin, TX, Barbara & (Ernie) Shaver of Smyrna, SC, Sheila & (David) Lehmann of Bartlett, TX, Tim & (Judy) Madden of Allen, TX, (Amy) Tremmell of Van Alstyne, TX (Kellie) Barone of Nacogdoches, TX (Kathy) Madden of Sherman, TX; Her Grandchildren: Emily & (Brian) Burch of Greensboro, NC; Andrew & (Leila) Madden of New Braunfels, TX, Dustin Madden & (Alex) Chapman of Galveston, TX; Patrick & (Sarah) Madden of Heatherington AFB, England; Mike & (Kaci) Fording of Lavon, TX; Hunter Madden of Georgetown, TX; Nicole & (Reese) Bruechner of Denver, CO; Phillip Cromwell of Lexington, OK; Jessica Cromwell & (Rick) Anderton, of Leonard, TX; Anthony & (Frances) Herndon of Alvin, TX; Erin & (Rhyan) Rathbone of Timmins, ON, Canada; Katherine Herndon & (Donavan) Moore of Alvin, TX; Janet & (Jim) North of North Port, AL; Ann Shaver of Fort Mill, SC; Robert & (Lauren) Shaver of Lake Wylie, SC; Shauna & (Richard) Smith of Wingate, NC; Shannon & (Chris) Greene of Unionville, NC; Timothy, Jr & (Krista) Madden of Hanston AFB, MA; Dave Madden & (Emily) Mendoza of Allen, TX; Bryan & (Lauren) Madden of Montery Bay, CA; Haley Haak-lamika & (Andy) Lamica of Utica, NY; (Julianne) Johnston of Allen, TX Great Grandchildren Austin Sweezy, MacKayla & MacKenzie Fording, Destany Shoemake & Phillip Cromwell, Jr, Justin Swindell & Hayden Anderton Hailie Herndon, Brianna Rathbone, Madden & Catherine North, Matthew, Peightyn, & Jaxon Smith, Savannah, Alex, & Joey Greene, Trey Madden, Jacob Madden, Reid Fletcher, Kadence Lamika & Gavin Lamika Siblings Carroll Daniels of Lebanon, Ohio Michael & (Mikie) Haney of Pedro, OH (Jerry & Barbara) Madden of Marble Falls, TX (Mike & Karen) Madden of Clarence, NY (Christine) Madden of Buffalo, NY Nieces & Nephews Louis & (Margarita) Haney & their four children & their families, John Haney & his four children & their families, Tom Haney, David & (Jill) Haney & their two sons, Concetta & (David) Havlin & their four children, Matt & (Laurie) Daniels & their four children, Maureen & (Beep) McCarty & their three children, Sheila Daniels & (Larry) Chase, Erin Daniels & her three children, Jennifer & (Jerry) Bennett & their three children Cara & (Phil) Clarke and their four sons Kathy & (Steve) Meador & their four daughters & their families, Ken & (Sandy) Madden & their two children, Peggy Madden & (Ken “Boz”) Bosna, Patty & (Tim) Elliot & their four children & their families, Bridget Madden & (David) Garcia, John & (Pam) Madden & their four children, Chris & (Connie) Madden & their two children, Bob Madden, Lynn Merinelli and her daughter Kristyn & (Joe) Cleary & their daughter Adrienne Cronberger Janet was preceded in death by her husband Tom Madden, her parents Clarke & Louise Haney, her son Brian Madden, her grandsons Michael & Nathan Madden, her brothers Sonny, Buddy, David, & Louis Haney, her mother & father-in-law John & Lorena Madden, her sister in-law Lee Haney, her brother-in-law Bill Daniels & her nephew Christopher Haney. The family will receive friends beginning at 6:00 pm on Friday, December 30. 2011 at the Gabriels Funeral Chapel. A memorial service will begin at 7:00 pm, followed by a Recitation of the Rosary. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011 in St. Helen's Catholic Church, followed by committal rites in IOOF Cemetery in Georgetown. Words of comfort may be shared with the family online at: www.gabrielsfuneral.com.