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Jane Sterne Obituary
With great sadness, we announce that Jane Reynolds Sterne passed away peacefully on June 2, 2024, surrounded by family and friends.
She was born June 29, 1946, to Jim and Beth Reynolds in Gainesville, FL, and was the oldest of six children. When she was six months old, her family moved to Atlanta, GA, so her father could attend Emory Medical School.
After graduating from The Lovett School, she graduated from Marjorie Webster College in Washington, DC. She then earned a BA degree in elementary education at Oglethorpe University. She remained in Atlanta, where she married Billy, her husband of 58 years, and raised two girls, Beth and Catherine.
Although Jane was small in stature, she was known for her great strength of body and her determination. She always sought worthwhile work and leadership opportunities. This work began at the Atlanta Junior League as Chairman of its Nearly New Shop. She was an energetic volunteer at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in its early days. She later became President of the Mimosa Garden Club and was in charge of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens Flower Show exhibition for many years.
In 1980, her love of gardening became more than a hobby, when she returned to school to pursue a degree in Landscape Design and Technology. For the next 20 years, she ran a small landscaping company and passionately worked to create some of the most beautiful yards in Buckhead.
Jane and Billy retired to Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, SC, where she was able to create wonderful memories with her beloved two grandchildren, Caroline and Lizzie.
In retirement, she traded in her shovel for golf clubs. She became an avid golfer and cherished her time on the course with her wonderful friends at Sea Pines Country Club.
She was a passionate world-traveler. Her journeys were more than a check-list; she always immersed herself in the experience through voracious reading and research.
Jane was a beloved wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend to so many who cherished her for her great spirit, love of fun and endless determination. She never backed down from a challenge, including ovarian cancer, which she fought so bravely for five years.
Jane is survived by her husband, William Augustus Sterne; daughters, Elizabeth Carroll Sterne and Catherine Sterne Fleetwood (Thomas); granddaughters, Caroline Sterne Fleetwood and Elizabeth Lovell Fleetwood; sisters, Carol Reynolds, Louise Reynolds and Gail Dean; brothers, Bruce Reynolds and Mark Reynolds; nieces, Kim Carvette, Lynn Pellecchia, Lindsay Dunn and Lauren Johnson.
Service at Christ the King Cathedral June 7, 2024 at 10 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to Circle Camps, a camp for girls who have lost a parent. https://www.circlecamps.org/
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MaryAnn Tolly
July 26, 2024
This is Jane and her mother in my parents Elinor Wingate and Don Morgan´s wedding.
Mary Ann Morgan Tolly
July 26, 2024
I recently reconnected with my cousin , Jane via email last year. Her mother was sister to my mother Mary Elinor Wingate Morgan. One of my favorite memories was when I was probably about 10 years old. My family was visiting from Illinois. I remember being in the bathroom along with Louise and Gail watching Jane fix her hair and makeup for a date with Billy. When he came to the door, met family and then walked her down the sidewalk to his car , my young brain thought,"Now THAT is LOVE!!!"
Susan Morgan Horn
July 26, 2024
The news of my eldest cousin leaves me saddened and feeling cheated for having missed the opportunity of knowing her more intimately. Her only maternal aunt, my mother, Elinor Wingate Morgan, spoke of Jane with love and admiration. Jane was the flower girl for my parents´ wedding, and reportedly loved my parents dearly. Many visits to the ancestral Illinois farm provided grounded character and happy memories of time spent with her beloved grandparents, Ray and Mary Wingate. Jane may not have been aware of her positive influence in the lives of my siblings and I. Her graciousness, kindness, and industriousness were duly noted, and she was a great role model for us. May God be with Jane´s entire family and friends, and may they find comfort in his presence. (Photo is of my mother, Jane´s Aunt Elinor, 1947)
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Ellery Inglesby
June 25, 2024
My neighbor, Jane, was interesting, friendly, attractive , kind , and full of personality. I will miss her, as will so many on Hilton Head Island. We all send our deepest sympathy to her family.. May she rest in peace.
Ellery Inglesby
Kim carvette
June 6, 2024
My Aunt Jane was my rock. She was so important to me. She was there years after I figured I even needed family. She knew the importance of marriage and family and helped shape both by being there, guiding me without even knowing she was. She is my hero! She's so strong, so energetic and always knows what the right thing to do. She loved her daughters so much , and Billy, and my mom Carol, her sister Gail anx Louise, and her brothers Bruce and Mark. My mom and she traveled the world, and she is still my idol, my rock, my loving aunt Jane, who I´ll miss so very much.
June Willingham
June 5, 2024
My genuine condolences to you Billy and to your loved ones. Willa would have joined me heartily as well. Take good care knowing you´re surrounded by great family and friends in your loss of precious Jane.
My best, June Willingham
June Willingham
June 5, 2024
Billy, genuine condolences from me, as I know Willa would have extended as well. Take good care knowing you´re surrounded with love my family and friends,
June
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