Funeral services for Janett Lucille Britt will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, March 1, 2019 at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Sulphur with Pastors Glen Kersey and Dick Terry officiating. Interment will follow at the Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur.
Janett was born September 3, 1935 in Mesquite, TX to the late Gipp & Ruby (Blaylock) Reynolds. She died Sunday, February 24, 2019 in Sulphur, at the age of 83. Janett and Buddy Britt were married on November 28, 1952 in Ardmore, OK. He preceded her in death on January 22, 2017.
Janett grew up in the Prairie View area. She attended school in Stratford until the second half of her senior year, when she transferred to Sulphur High School, graduating in May, 1953. Throughout their 64 years of marriage, Buddy and Janett made their home in Sulphur until 1973, when they began traveling and moving often with OG&E. In 1978, they settled in Calvin, OK, where they owned and operated the Calvin Quick Stop for several years.
Janett was a very devoted mother and grandmother. She had an unwavering love for her family and cherished every minute she had with them. Although she loved her children immensely, her grandchildren were truly the light of her life. She spoiled each of them in their own special way. In her spare time, she enjoyed baking, sewing and reading. Janett was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Calvin.
Survivors include one daughter, Evone Brown & husband Don of Sulphur; one son, Sam Britt & wife Robin of Norman; one granddaughter, Kendra Mewhorter & husband Adam of Moore; four grandsons, Matthew Britt & wife Danelle of Ft. Collins, CO, Shane Brown & wife Tisha of Sulphur, Casey Brown & wife Tracy of Sulphur and Corey Brown & wife Jaime of Sulphur; twelve great-grandchildren, Farmer Britt, Religion Britt, Chandler Mewhorter, Lydia Mewhorter, Dillon Brown, Morgan Brown, Caitlyn Brown, Jessica Burke, Brittany Mensch, Miranda McCarville, Alyvea Brown and Kade Lewis; six great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley Kersey & husband Bill of Paris, TX and Margie Loyd of Decatur, TX.
In addition to her parents and husband, Janett was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Reynolds; brother-in-law, Sonny Loyd; and two nephews, Paul Kersey and Larry Loyd.
Serving as pallbearers will be Shane Brown, Matthew Britt, Casey Brown, Corey Brown, Adam Mewhorter and Logan Tierce. Honorary bearers will be Bo Wylie, Frank Foster, Ronnie Kesler, Dewayne Price and Bennie McGill.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening, February 28, 2019 from 5:00-6:30PM.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
10:00am - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Hale's Funeral Home, Sulphur
Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:00 - 6:30 pm (Central time)
Hale's Funeral Home, Sulphur
Friday, March 1, 2019
Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)
First Free Will Baptist Church
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