Janet “Jan” Thompson Wadkins, age 87, of Cartersville, Georgia passed away on August 8, 2020. She was born on May 17, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee to Donald Erick Thompson and Beatrice Annette Ross Thompson.
She was a graduate of Central High School in Memphis and attended Memphis State College. Jan was retired from Wachovia Bank Customer Service. She was a member and former deacon of First Presbyterian Church in Cartersville, where she spent countless hours volunteering.
Jan is preceded in death by her husband of almost 35 years, William “Bill” Lowell Wadkins, her parents Donald and Bea Thompson, and her mother and father-in-law Paul and Lucille Wadkins.
She is survived by daughters Janet Wadkins Boyd (Marty) of Rome, GA; and Susan Wadkins Woyce (Abbie) of Marietta, GA; her beloved grandchildren Griffin Boyd of Whidbey Island, WA; Charlie Boyd of Rome, GA; Kyle Woyce, Ryan Woyce, and Jay Woyce of Marietta, GA; a sister Elwyn Thompson Mossler of Colorado, and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Camp Memorial Park in Fayetteville, GA. Due to current COVID-19 conditions, the service will be limited to family and close family friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that you consider a donation in Jan’s name to the Memorial Fund at First Presbyterian Church, 183 West Main Street, Cartersville, GA 30120.