Our dear Mother, Janie Louise Coffelt Estill, sadly passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at the age of 87. Janie was born in Sewanee on May 24, 1935 to the parents of Frank and Viola McBee Coffelt. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who was always there when we needed her. She loved God and her family and her little dog, Katie. She loved cooking, canning, gardening and quilting. She welcomed anyone into her home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Viola McBee Coffelt; husband, Jesse Walter Estill, Jr.; children, Helen Estill, Walter M. Estill and Betty Estill Arwood; grandson, Billy Buffington; son-in-law, Randy Griffith; and sisters, Wilma Jo Poole and Judy Salzar.
Janie is survived by her children, Rita Frisbee, Suzanne (Buddy) Ewton, Clifford Estill, Jesse H. Estill, Henry Estill and Mary (Steve) Johnson; son-in-law, Joel Arwood; sister, Frankie Coffelt, of Signal Mtn; brothers, Amos (Barbara) Coffelt, Andy (Rosie) Coffelt, David (Rhonda) Coffelt and Billy Coffelt, of Nashville; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; along with many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. Central time in the chapel of Ewton Funeral Home & Cremation Center, with Pastor Stacy Seals officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmont Cemetery. Family will receive friends Friday from 4-8 p.m. Central time.
Arrangements by Ewton Funeral Home & Cremation Center.