Dr. Janet C. Timms

Dr. Janet C. Timms

Anderson, SC

Dr. Janet Cheek Timms died March 27, 2018 in Anderson, S.C. She was born in Abbeville, S.C. and was the daughter of late Albert C. Cheek and Sara Elizabeth Cheek Beard. She was preceded in death by her brother Ronald C. Cheek of Crawford, GA. She is survived by her husband, Horace Timms of the home and by a son Gregory Timms, daughter-in-law Cynthia Timms, and two grandsons, Isaiah Timms and Noah Timms of Atlanta, GA. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church.

Dr. Timms was a graduate of Anderson College (now Anderson University), Clemson University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Nursing, and The University of Georgia where she received a Doctorate in Education. She was a Clinical Nurse Specialist and during her years of active practice and education, she was a member of several professional nursing organizations including Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, South Carolina Nurses Association, and Georgia Nurses Association. In her early years of nursing practice, she was associated with Anderson Memorial Hospital, Anderson Area Mental Health Center, and St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C., where she assisted with the development of a home health care program. She taught Nursing in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at Clemson University and after retiring from Clemson, was a Professor of Nursing at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia where she retired the second time due to illness.

During her nursing career she received numerous awards. In her first nursing position as a Registered Nurse at Anderson Memorial Hospital, she received the Registered Nurse of the Year award, presented by Anderson Memorial Hospital and the S.C. Hospital Association for "outstanding contributions to the practice of nursing in hospitals" (1983). Later, during her tenure as an educator at Clemson University, she received other awards including three Awards for Faculty Excellence presented by Clemson University Board of Trustees (1996, 2002 and 2007). She also received the The S.C. League for Nursing Award for Excellence (2006), the Ruth Nicholson Research Award from the S.C. Nurses Foundation (2001), the S.C. Nurses Association / Arthur L. Davis Publishing Co. Writing Award (1998), an Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the 1996 Graduating Class of the School of Nursing at Clemson University (1996), an Excellence in Nursing Education Award for South Carolina by the S.C. Nurses Association (1995), a Teaching Award presented by Clemson University Nursing Students (1995), the Alumni Achievement Award from Anderson College (1994), The American Nursing Association and the S. C. Nurses Association Search for Excellence in Nursing Award (1990), The Award for Public Health Education by the American Cancer Society (1987), and a Community Service Award from the S.C. Lung Association in 1981.

She presented her research at regional, national and international nursing conferences and at various universities in the United States, at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, at an international nursing conference in Harrogate, England, and at a multidisciplinary health conference at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Her work was also widely published in peer-reviewed nursing journals.

Her faith in Christ, precious family and friends, and the privilege she had of working with nursing faculty and students meant everything to her.

The family will receive friends from 3-5 pm Saturday, March 31, 2018 at The McDougald Funeral Home. A private family funeral service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Calvary Home for Children, 110 Calvary Home Circle, Anderson, SC 29621.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.