Janet (Eldreth) Glenn

Mrs. Janet Eldreth Glenn, age 79, of Clark Swift Road, Vilas, passed away Friday evening, May 16, 2025.  Born November 25, 1945 in Ashe County, she was the daughter of Samuel and Blanche Lawrence Eldreth.  Janet was a life long member of Willow Valley Baptist Church.  She retired from Shadowline of Boone, followed by a second retirement as the Director of the Lynnhill Daycare facility in Boone.  Janet loved her church family and her working career, but most of all, she loved her family and her grandbabies.  Every night before bed, she faithfully sat and read from her Bible.

Janet is survived by her daughter, Debbie Mast and husband, Bill, of Zionville; granddaughters, Jessica Nicole Abbott and husband, Don, and Ashley Brooke Eller and husband, Jordan, all of Vilas; five great grandchildren, Rylea, Jackson, Kinslee, Lane and Jerimiah; and great-grandson, Ethan.  Several cousins also survive.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Lane Glenn; great granddaughters, Sadie and Sophie; and brothers, Lawrence and Jody Eldreth. 

Funeral services for Janet Eldreth Glenn will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2025 at 2 o’clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Chapel.

The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o’clock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes. At other times, the family will be at the home of her daughter, Debbie Mast, 203 Mitchell Lane, Zionville, NC 28698.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Willow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, in care of Brandon Greer, 436 Clark Swift Road, Vilas, NC 28692.

Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Glenn family.

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