Janice L. Rathbone, 71, died on Saturday, August 4, 2018. Janice was born in Buncombe County on April 11, 1947, to the late James Leonard and Thelma Irene Shipley Sheehan. She enjoyed her family and sitting on her front porch. She was a faithful member of Woodland Baptist Church. Janice will be remembered as a caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
In addition to her parents, Janice was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Scott Rathbone; brothers, Jim, Bobby, Bill, and Riley and sisters, Zetta Mae, Ruth, Jean, Barbara, and Linda.
Janice is survived by her husband, David Rathbone, Sr.; sons, David Rathbone, Jr., and Tom Rathbone “Jennifer”; daughters, Brenda Carver “Grady” and Melissa Massie “Matthew”; and nineteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 7, in the chapel of Garrett Funerals and Cremations with Brother Jacob Massie and the Reverend Heath Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
A message of comfort may be left for the family and an online guest registry may be signed at www.garrettfuneralsandcremations.com
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