Jan C. (Carpenter) Bird |
| Posted 2009-09-18 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ July 6, 2005, p. A9 Jan C. Bird, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away July 3, 2005, after a valiant two-year battle with cancer. She is now rejoicing in heaven with Jesus in her new disease-free and pain-free body. Jan loved Jesus very much and leaves a legacy of over 35 years of service to Christ. Over the years, she led many women (and at least one man - her husband Stephen) to the Lord. Jan was born Nov. 6, 1942 in Belvidere, Ill., to Ben and Nancy Carpenter. She grew up on a ranch just outside Denver, Colo., where she developed a life-long love of horses. She graduated from high school in Oelwein, Iowa, in 1961. She then attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and graduated in 1964 as a Registered Nurse. Upon graduation, she returned to Denver where she met Steve in September 1965. Five months later on Feb. 19, 1966, she married Steve in the First Presbyterian Church in Lakewood, Colo. Steve's job took them to the Las Vegas area in 1968 and then to Phoenix in 1976. In 1997, she and Steve moved to Wickenburg. From 1989 to 2000, Jan was a lay Christian counselor at Victorious Christian Living in Phoenix, where she ministered to many women. In 1994, she became a counselor-trainer and continued her counseling ministry until 2000 when she decided to spend full-time in Wickenburg. She was active in the Women's Ministry programs at Community Alliance Church until 2003 and then at First Southern Baptist Church. Jan is survived by her husband Steve, a son Stephen Bird in Phoenix, a daughter Cheryl Nelson in Surprise, eight grandchildren, her parents Ben and Nancy Carpenter in Fayetteville, Ga., a sister Beth Germaraad in Crete, Ill., a brother Ben in Peachtree City, Ga., three nieces and one nephew, two grand-nieces, and Steve's mother, R. Berniece Mahoney of Wickenburg. Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of the Frey-Wickenburg Funeral Home. A memorial service will be conducted by Pastor Dean Stanley of First Southern Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Jan be made to the Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix or to the First Southern Baptist Church Youth Program. See Also: Steve (Husband) |
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