This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarthannKohlFuhs Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.harrison/4324/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Briney, Janet (Walsh) January 11, 1919 - May 21, 2007 Service: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:30 AM Fouts Funeral Home 5th & Normal Streets Woodbine, IA 51579 THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION Janet (Walsh) Briney was born January 11, 1919, to Dr. John G. and Dorret (Dillon) Walsh in Panama, Iowa. Later that year the family moved to Woodbine where Dr. Walsh continued to practice medicine. Janet attended the Woodbine School and graduated in 1936. She attended college and then taught country school for a year. She then returned to college and graduated from Van Sant Business School in Omaha. She worked as a bookkeeper at the Fontenelle Hotel in Omaha. She then moved to Kansas City and worked at the Municipal Gas Company and the Family and Children's Bureau. Janet married Carl Chaffin in 1945. The couple was blessed with one son. In 1946 she returned to Woodbine to help care for her mother and later her father. On January 20, 1961, she married Gene Briney at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Harlan, Iowa. The couple lived in Woodbine, Park Rapids, Minnesota, Kimberling City, Missouri, and then returned to Woodbine to enjoy their retirement. Gene died in 1992. Janet was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was also a member of P.E.O. Janet enjoyed quilting, cross stitching, reading and watching sports on TV. She was also very supportive of the library. Janet died Monday, May 21, 2007, at Community Memorial Hospital in Woodbine, Iowa attaining the age of 88 years, four months, and 10 days. Janet was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene; and her brother, Colonel John Walsh. She is survived by her son, John Chaffin and his wife Lylia of Mapleton, Iowa; three grandchildren; one sister, Marilyn Walsh of New York City, New York; and many other relatives and friends. posted with permission from: Fouts Funeral Home Woodbine, IA www.foutsfuneralhome.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.