JANICE GOWAN JONES
AIKEN - Janice Gowan Jones, loving wife of Wade H. Jones Jr., joined her beloved daughter, Ashleigh Cutler, deceased family and friends in eternal life on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.
She and her husband formed a wonderful team that built and operated several nursing homes and assisted living homes over a career that spanned in excess of 50 years. She was pivotal and instrumental in the operation of Hampton Nursing Center and Cypress Nursing Center in Sumter, Bayview Nursing Center in Beaufort and Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center and Shadow Oaks Assisted Living in Aiken. Prior to her business career, Janice was a homemaker and minister's wife, during which they served churches in Isle of Palms, Sumter and Dalzell.
Janice was born on Feb. 13, 1943, to Joseph Manning Gowan and Grace Harrelson Gowan. She attended Spartanburg High School, but she was most proud of her PHT degree (Putting Husband Through) awarded to her by Wofford College for pushing Wade Jr. through his undergraduate studies. She married Wade Jr. in 1960, and they had a remarkable marriage, spanning close to 60 years.
Janice was a wonderful cook and even wrote a cookbook that she shared with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed crafts of all kinds and loved to share her new creations with her family and friends. Janice was also an avid golfer and played with her friends at Houndslake on a weekly basis.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Wade H. Jones Jr.; son, Wade H. Jones III and daughter-in-law, Dolly, of Manning; daughter, Paige Elizabeth Bennett and son-in-law, Kevin, of Santee; son, Preston Scott Jones (Melissa Long) of Aiken; five grandsons, Wade Hampton Jones IV (Barnwell) of Columbia, Preston Thomas Jones of Aiken, Kevin Godwin Bennett of Santee, Manning Scott Jones of Aiken and Samuel Greer Jones of Aiken; three granddaughters, Nicole Bennett Porter (Chris) of Aiken, Virginia McLaurin Cupstid (Brandon) of Greenville and Dustie Hewitt (Robbie) of Santee; one beloved and sometimes bossy sister, Peggy Gregory (Jimmy); "adopted son" Larry Pugh; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family would especially like to thank her caregivers, Catherine Kennel and Wylie Raiford. Catherine and Wylie took wonderful care of Janice over this past year.
A visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, followed by a service at 2 p.m. Interment will follow for the family at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611.
Janice's online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com.