Cover photo for Janice Nell Adkisson Claiborne's Obituary
Janice Nell Adkisson Claiborne Profile Photo
1946 Janice 2022

Janice Nell Adkisson Claiborne

August 20, 1946 — April 6, 2022

Janice Nell Adkisson Claiborne was born in Hardin County, TN on August 20, 1946, the daughter of Robert W. and Aleen Hinton Adkisson. She graduated high school in Savannah, TN and continued her education in nursing school to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Her career included service to others as a nurse in Nashville, TN where she worked at Madison Hospital, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Center, and as a home health nurse. She also worked for Piedmont Airlines and US Air as a reservation agent at the Nashville Airport.

More than anything, Janice treasured her children and their families and embraced every moment she spent with them. She never met a stranger and loved to make the people around her laugh and smile. She had a quick wit with an incredible sense of humor and had a special way of injecting both into almost any situation.

Throughout her life Janice was an active member of both church and community and she loved to cook and travel. She wasn’t one to ‘sit still’ for any period of time and when she wasn’t working, her priority was finding ways to spend time with her friends and family both near and far away. It wasn’t uncommon for her to load up her car for a road trip to Savannah, TN, Kentucky, or Mississippi much less pack a suitcase for a flight to Texas, Florida, or California to visit friends and family.

Janice was one of the most caring people you could know, always putting the needs of others before her own. Even when dementia forced her to be in a position to be cared for, she was often mistaken by others as a care giver because she constantly looked for ways she could help those around her.
Janice Claiborne passed from this earth on April 6, 2022 surrounded by family at the age of 75 years, 7 months, and 17 days. She is survived by her two sons, Randy Claiborne and wife Denise of Smyrna, TN, Fred Claiborne and wife Jenny of Martin, TN, and sister June Vinson of Adamsville, TN. Janice also leaves her three grandchildren, Hayley Schuster of Smyrna, TN and Sadie and Larsen Claiborne of Martin, TN, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Janice is preceded in death by her parents, brother Bob Adkisson, brother and sister-in-law Rex and Geraldine Adkisson, sister and brother-in-law Gail and Jeff Selby, and brother-in-law Billy Ray Vinson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association to support their work in accelerating research and providing Alzheimer’s care.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Janice Nell Adkisson Claiborne, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

9:00am - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Hopewell Baptist Church

9845 Hwy 128, Savannah, TN 38372

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Hopewell Baptist Church

9845 Hwy 128, Savannah, TN 38372

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 16

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree