Anna Jane Fortenberry's Obituary
Jane S. Fortenberry
Memorial services for Jane S. Fortenberry, 74, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2005 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with the Reverend Scott Hookey officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Park. She passed away June 29, 2005 at her residence in Longview.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Fortenberry was born June 28, 1931 in Mize, Mississippi, and had been a resident of Longview since 1980. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.S. degree in nutrition, and served her internship in dietetics at Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the American Dietetics Association and served on Board of the Longview American Cancer Society. Mrs. Fortenberry was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Longview.
Those left to cherish her memory are her devoted husband of 50years, Edward Baxter Fortenberry, of Longview; children, Patricia Anne Fortenberry of Austin, Marshall Scott Fortenberry and wife Kathleen of Sanger, TX, and Warren Andrew Fortenberry and wife Amy of Celina, TX; mother, Gilma Sullivan of Columbia, MS; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy Ruth and Don Sumrall of Sumrall, MS; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edward and Martha Sullivan of McDaniels, KY, and Harry and Betty Sullivan of Avinger, TX; grandchildren, William McCallum Kilgore, Stephen Fortenberry, and Emma Jane Fortenberry; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Greater Hospice of Texas, Inc., 1905 W. Loop 281, Suite 81, Longview, TX 75604.
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