Shirley Jean Janssen Netherton, 84, of Weaverville, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Shirley was born October 30, 1936 at Cranberry Lake, MI. She was the daughter of the late August “Gus” & Doris Sageman Janssen; she was a resident of Buncombe County for most of her life. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Bryan Netherton.
Shirley grew up in Royal Oak, MI, and was employed by Michigan Bell as a switchboard operator. She was a member of Dillingham Presbyterian Church where she was a member of WIC-Women’s in the Church bible study group, a member of Piecemakers for Life quilting group and attended worship faithfully. She retired from Balcrank Corporation where she worked as inventory control manager.
Shirley was a great cook and loved cooking for family, crocheting baby afghans, and making baby blankets for the Abiding Hope Pregnancy Crisis Center in Mars Hill. She loved reading to her great grandchildren as well as volunteering through the years at local schools. Shirley was a member of the Red Hat Society and Widow’s Birthday Club. She genuinely loved and cared for others.
Shirley is survived by her daughters, Brenda Dillingham (Marvin), and Becky Cheek (Bill); son, Brett Netherton; sisters, Betty Capps and Nancy Howell-Hacker; grandchildren, Justin Dillingham (Emily), Jenna Dillingham, Jared Dillingham (Dorothy), Joanna Dillingham, Wyatt Cheek (Meghan), Jackson Cheek and Bo Cheek; and great grandchildren, Marjorie, Alistair, Stella, Zebulon, Laurel, Daisy, Wesley, Olivia, Logan, Hayden, and Hunter.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30am Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. Rev. Timmy Burnette will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. The family will receive friends from 10-10:30am Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CarePartners Foundation Hospice Solace Center, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or Well Spring of Life, c/o Dillingham Presbyterian Church, 16 Stoney Fork Road, Barnardsville, NC 28709.
Online condolences may be sent to the family and you may view the service at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org.