Laura Jane "Janie" Garrett Edwards Trepanier Davis

We would like to honor the life of our beautiful mother who passed away November 13, 2024. Janie was a people person, always concerned for the comfort and welfare of others. She spent her life helping and caring for people in their time of need. She loved everyone she ever met and believed everyone was a friend. God has never created a more loving and caring woman.

Janie was born on July 28, 1940, in Grosse Point Farm, Wayne Co, Michigan.

The daughter of Oral Clayton Garrett of Burns City, Indiana and Geneva Lillie Edwards of Oden, Indiana.

Janie and her brothers, Dallas Oral Garrett and Frank Douglas Garrett, grew up in Oden, Indiana and Detroit, Michigan. She was a lifelong member of the Christian Science Church.

While attending McKenzie High School in Detroit, she found her passion in swimming and diving. She won many awards and was chosen to the Junior Olympics Team. She attended Henry Ford Community College.

Janie was very hard-working person. She enjoyed working and getting things done. She started babysitting at the age of 11. She had many jobs including an ice cream store, waitressing, secretarial and working the assembly line at GM Saginaw Steering Gear.

As a young woman, she married and had four children; Steve, Bob, Ron and Jennifer. Life was a challenge raising 4 children on her own. She worked tirelessly, often having 2 jobs to make ends meet. She often said, "we don't have much, but we have each other".

Janie married Robert "Tripp" Trepanier in 1976. The family moved to Pinconning, Michigan, where the kids attended school. Tripp took the job of Police Chief for the City of Pinconning, and provided our family with a huge amount of love and support. We finally felt our family was complete. In 1986, after the kids moved out, they moved to Hernando, Florida. Tripp passed in 1991.

Janie then moved to Asheville, NC and married Earl Davis. Their love of adventure took them from Costa Rica to Canada, panning for gold and exploring the outdoors.

Janie was preceded in death by; Husbands Robert Trepanier and Earl Davis, brother Dallas Garrett and grandchild Samantha Trepanier.

Janie is survived by; Four children and two step-children; Steve & Ruthanne Edwards, Bob Edwards, Ron Trepanier, and Jennifer & Denny Gruwell, Brian & Beth Davis, Pam Ambrose & Scott Garrison. Ten grandchildren; Ben & Emily Edwards, Hannah & Ben Vanos, Chelsea Edwards, Jake & Miranda Edwards, Michael McDonald, Matthew McDonald, Elijah Booth and Zeke, Adam & Van Davis.

Twelve great-grandchildren; Juniper & Bjorn, Holden & Maddie, Jamal, Kaiden & Lily, Maisy, Alice & Lydia, Cordell & Amia.

We are forever grateful and honored that Janie was our mom.