Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Naomi Gipson, age 86, of Manchester, will
be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Manchester Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Marvin Davenport officiating. Burial will follow
in Summitville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM
until 8:00 PM on Thursday evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Gipson
passed away Wednesday morning at her residence in Manchester.
Janie was born in Pelham, TN, the daughter of the late Barney and Ella
Mae Hamby Johnson. She was a retired hairdresser and attended Forest
Mill Baptist Church. Janie enjoyed bowling, needlepoint, and working
puzzles.
In addition to her parents, Janie was also preceded in death by her
husband, Hollis Gipson; two daughters, Nancy Sweeney and Brenda Cleary;
one son, Jimmy Gipson; son-in-law, Mike Cleary; one sister, Mary
Trussell; two brothers, Ralph and Gordon Johnson; and great grandsons,
Jathan and Jaylon Hershman. She is survived by two daughters, Linda
(Wayne) Cox of Altamont, TN and Diane (Terry) Hershman, of Manchester;
one son, David Gipson of Manchester; one daughter-in-law, Margie Gipson;
grandchildren, Matt Sweeney, Janie Gassman, Ray Gipson, Carol Ann Jones,
Mike Cleary, Jr., Ruth Brenner, Anthony Childs, Mario Childs, Rocky
Childs, Angel Childs, Lisa Shaffer, and Jeremy Hershman; 31 great
grandchildren; and one great, great grandchild.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Coffee County
Children’s Advocacy Center, 104 N. Spring Street, Manchester, TN 37355.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE GIPSON FAMILY