Deaconess Jannie Mae McCullough was born to the late Harmon and Mary Cooper in Hemingway, South Carolina. On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, God called her home.

She attended Battery Park School in the town of Hemingway, SC. While there she worked on the farm for a few years before she moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1952.

Known as a woman who loved to read, cook, and work in her garden, she also loved to watch her favorite gospel TV shows and listen to gospel music. Most of all, she was a homemaker who loved caring for her husband, and their five children.

Deaconess Jannie was a faithful and devoted member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Her church family was very important to her and she enjoyed serving with several ministries, including the Deaconess Board and the Missionary Board She was truly committed for as long as her health allowed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, James Cooper and Willie Cooper; and two sisters, Sarah Singletary and Minnie Wilson.

Deaconess Janie leaves to cherish her memory and legacy, her husband of 74 years, Eligar McCullough; two daughters, Sadie Jenkins and Mary Jones both of Winston-Salem, NC; three sons, Harold (Louisa) McCullough of Muncie, IN, Eli McCullough, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and Matthew (Towana) McCullough of Winston-Salem, NC; five brothers, Joseph Cooper of Sacramento, CA, Melvin Cooper and Harmon (Jannie) Cooper, Jr. both of Hemingway, SC, David (Ernestine) Cooper and Sam (Ruth) Cooper both of Winston-Salem, NC and a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Many other relatives and friends share in prayer and condolences since her transition. She will be missed.

Public viewing from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Monday, March 27, 2023 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service at 12 PM, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The family will greet friends thirty-minutes prior to service. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens.

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