Jane Ann Brown Ardelean

Jane Ann Brown Ardelean of Evensville, Tennessee went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 2, 2012. Jane was born in Oliver Springs, Tennessee on December 18, 1935 to Martin Ernest Brown and Mabel Jackson Brown. She grew up in Pontiac, Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University and earned a Masters from Tennessee Tech. In January, 1957, she married Paul Harold Ardelean and they moved to Hawaii for two years before returning to Michigan. In 1968, they moved to Brazil where they were missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators and then with the American School of Brasilia. Jane was a school teacher and spent the last 14 years of her career at Rhea Central Elementary School and Dayton City School. Jane served as a deaconess at Grace Bible Church in Dayton, Tennessee and was also involved with Moms for Moms and on the board of Rhea County Academy.
Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, July 6th, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. at the Vanderwall Funeral Home and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at Grace Bible Church on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm. She will be laid to rest in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Jane is survived by her loving husband, Paul, of Evensville, Tennessee; her children, Janet Schmidt and her husband, David, of Houston, Texas; Martha Weygandt and her husband, Doug, of Columbus, Ohio; and Greg Ardelean and his wife, Jeannine, of Hixson, Tennessee; grandchildren Brooks Weygandt, Bennett Ardelean, Seth Weygandt, Lauren Weygandt, Macy Schmidt, and Baylie Ardelean; brother, Earl Brown and his wife, Beverly, of Clarkston, Michigan.
Memorial gifts may be made to Grace Bible Church, 2809 Old Washington Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321 or Wycliffe Bible Translators, 11211 John Wycliffe Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32832.
Please share your memories of Jane on her online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com .