- Date Of Birth: January 12, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 2, 2019
- State: California
Janie Julia Brown Meredith b. January 12, 1921 Rattan, LA d. June 2, 2019 Poway, CA
Parents: Henry Benton Brown and Eva Victoria Caldwell Brown.
Children: Dianne (Steve) Cowen, Don (Cathy) Meredith, Susan V. Smith.
Grandchildren: Rishi (Nikki) Burns, Anhata (Frank) Szot, Jared Smith, Brian (Lisa) Cowen, and David (Jen) Cowen.
Great-grandchildren: Hillary(Nick) Coats; Annora, Briana, and Nathaniel Szot; Cyndi and Chris Burns; Whitney Cowen.
Great-great-granddaughter: Kiara Coats
Janie was the widow of Alonzo C. Meredith, U.S. Air Force retired. She was happy to be a mother and grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, embroidering, beadwork, home decorating, and painting. She loved to bake.
Janie was born and raised on a small family farm in north central Louisiana. Motherless at age two and fatherless at age 7, Janie was raised by an older sister and her husband. The four sisters and brother worked hard during the Depression years. Faith was a strong tradition in her family.
After graduating from high school in 1939, Janie went to Shreveport where she found employment and later married. Throughout her life God watched over Janie by giving her family and friends who helped along the way. When her first marriage failed, Janie returned to the farm with Dianne. A few years later she married Lon and the family added Don and Susan. The children who grew up as military kids moving annually (and sometimes more often) until the move to Lompoc, California in 1961. Janie put down roots; she was done with traveling the world. Lon continued his roving life, working overseas contracts until his unexpected death in 1973.
The family would like to thank the team of physicians and caregivers who cared for Janie over the last ten years of her life. All of you added to the quality of her life. Our appreciation to Sonata Hospice for their care.
