Janie

Dunham

Janie Dunham, 75, of Cairo, GA, passed away on Wednesday September 16, 2020 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at Whiddon Shiver Funeral Home on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 2:00 pm with Dr. Mark Brewer officiating.  She will be laid to rest at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Milton, NC. Ms. Dunham was born on August 24, 1945 to the late Clifton Charlie Hamlett & Ruby Case in Danville, VA. She worked in the medical field and was a member of First Baptist Church of Thomasville. Janie loved dance. She got her girls involved in dance at an early age. Not too many years after moving to Thomasville in 1975, she started to teach dance. She quickly fell in love with Thomasville, GA. She became a member of The Welcome Wagon part of The Welcome Center and went about welcoming new residents to Thomasville. She became a member of the Thomasville Folly's and had a wonderful  time dancing on the stage with her friends. She was the room Mom every year for both Robin and Kristy and enjoyed being a member of the PTO at Jerger Elementary School and MacIntyre Park Middle School. Survivors include; two daughters, Robin Ellis (Bert) of Cairo, GA and Kristy Watkins (Jeff) of Cumming, GA, grandchildren, Taylor Watkins, Parker Ellis, Tori Watkins, and Macy Ellis, siblings, Donnie Hamlett (Vickie), Richard Hamlett (Sue), and Larry Hamlett (Kimberly) all of Milton, NC and several nieces & nephews. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Jude's Children Hospital -  501 St. Judes Pl., Memphis, TN 38105. Guests may sign the online register at www.whiddonshiverfuneralhome.com .