Jane Woolfolk McConnell

McConnell, Jane Woolfolk died peacefully in her Montgomery home on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Funeral services will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension on Saturday, January 4 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend Candice Frazer officiating. A visitation will be held in Ascension Hall prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. A private family burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Jane is preceded in death by her parents, Mary Jane Woolfolk and William Gray Woolfolk; her husband, Forrest Talma McConnell, Jr.; her grandson, John Andrew McConnell, and her son-in-law, John Walter Stowers, Jr. She is survived by her children, Jennie McConnell Stowers; Pat McConnell Moorehouse and her husband, John; Forrest Talma McConnell, III and his wife, Jennifer; and William Gray McConnell and his wife, Heather. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Sara Moorehouse; Laura Kate Caldwell Frazier and her husband, Wesley; Caroline Moorehouse Gladstone and her husband Matthew; Forrest Talma McConnell, IV and his wife, Julie; Heather Sellers McConnell; and Mary Jane McConnell; and two great grandchildren, Eleanor Jane McConnell and Forrest Talma McConnell, V.

Born on September 4, 1930, Jane was a life-long resident of Montgomery, Alabama. She attended Sidney Lanier High School and graduated from Randolph Macon Women’s College, where she was President of Kappa Delta sorority. She wed Forrest in 1953, and they shared a wonderful life for 64 years blessed with children and grandchildren who lovingly called her “Grandmama Jane.” Whether it was welcoming a houseful of neighborhood children, enduring game after game of Candyland and Old Maid, baking numerous brownies and rice krispy treats, sewing endless dresses for her girls on her ancient machine, or being a room mother again and again, Jane loved being a mother and created a lifetime of special memories for her family. For her entire life, her beloved Episcopal Church of the Ascension was her second home where she served on the Altar Guild and volunteered tirelessly in church activities. Jane was an active member of a number of community, social and philanthropic organizations and loved to spend time reading an infinite number of books, sewing beautiful clothes, gardening, and playing bridge with her friends twice a week.

Pallbearers are Idus Brendle, Wesley Frazier, Matthew Gladstone, William R. Gregory, John Longshore, Forrest McConnell, IV, and Dr. John Moorehouse.

The McConnell family is grateful for her loving and dedicated caregivers, Sheila Walker-Miles, Marilyn Tell, Mary Dillard, Annie Franklin, Lela Jackson, Dionne Jemison, Almetta Johnson, Stephanie Robinson, Zelma Smith, Vernita Jennings, and the entire staff of Jennings Professional Services. The family also wants to thank Baptist Hospice for their excellent medical care and kindness.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 315 Clanton Avenue, Montgomery, AL, 36104; Service Dogs Alabama, 8365 Mobile Hwy. Hope Hull, AL, 36043; or the charity of your choice.