Jean Landers

Jean Louise Landers, 74, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Franklin, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Hayden and Lucille Landers. She was beloved by her families and her friends. She gave much to others and is especially remembered for her love of and influence on children. She is survived by cousins, Bonnie (Ed) Kimble, Lanny (Christine) Landers and Linda Dolive and their children, and her caregivers who became her family for the last eighteen years, Mary Ann and Phil Wilson and their children and grandchildren. She grew up in Chattanooga where she graduated from Red Bank High School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with her Bachelors and Masters degrees. She was an active member of White Oak United Methodist Church and Englewood United Methodist Church. At both churches she led numerous childrens programs, vacation Bible schools, and choirs. She was a resident of Englewood and Sarasota, Fla., for many years. She was an elementary science teacher for the Sarasota County School District and Recreation Director for the Oak Grove Mobile Home Park. An avid naturalist, she was active in the Audubon Society, and an award winning amateur photographer whose pictures were also published in a childrens book about animals. Visitation will be at Lane Funeral Home from 1-2 p.m. and a gravesite service at Chattanooga Memorial Park at 3 p.m. today, April 18, 2015. Visit www.lanefh.com to share condolences. Arrangements by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524.