Janette Irwin

Janette "Jan" Irwin , 78, of Shawnee, OK, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 31, 2020, after a week of brain bleeding brought on by dementia complications.

She was born on January 3, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas to Mack C. and Mary Ida Wright Irwin. She attended Midwest City School and received her associates degree from University of Redlands, Redlands, CA.  She became a Pysch Tech at Patton State Hospital in Colton, California where she retired in 2005 from employment with the State of California.  Jan loved to sing and traveled with a gospel group performing several concerts in different states, she also loved to travel and see new places, culture, and experience the local life. Her main passion was loving family and going and doing beyond all measure for others.  Her all time favorite was to love on babies.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Mack and Mary Irwin of Harrah, Ok and her nephew, Paul Connor Beal of Harrah, OK,  grandparents, Jack Irwin and Eleanor Irwin Dunken and Dorsey and Eula Wright.

She is survived by her two daughters: Jennifer Dalla Valle of Ukiah, CA and Jaylene (Brian) Sisneros of Ukiah, CA, four grandchildren: Logan Dalla Valle of Portland, OR, Quincy Hayes of Santa Rosa, CA, and Sway and Maizie Avery of Ukiah, CA, sisters: Carla Ledford of Shawnee, OK and Denise (Troy) Wolfe of Harrah, one nephew: Michael (Neisha) Beal of Shawnee, OK, one niece: MaryAnn (Tony) Cannon of Harrah, OK, great nieces and nephews: Amanda (Timmy) Cote of Harrah, OK, Dominic Beal of Shawnee, OK, Rachelle (Brandon) Earles of Shawnee, OK, Robert Stockton of Harrah, OK, Cadence and Carla Beal, Joshua Cannon of Harrah, OK, and Autumn Beal of Shawnee, OK, great-great nieces: Abigail Cote of Harrah, Ok and Ariessa Earles of Shawnee, Ok.

Graveside services will be held at the city cemetery in Sulphur Springs, Texas next to her parents and grandparents at a later date,