Jane Michele Clancy, of Daleville, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 while rescuing animals from a fire. She was 75.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Enterprise. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday beginning at 1:00 and continuing until service time.
Flowers will be accepted, or donations toward funeral expenses may be made to Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory. Contributions may also be made to a no-kill animal shelter in your local area.
Jane was born April 11, 1942, in Logan, West Virginia. She was a caregiver at heart, and served many years as a nurse in Tennessee and Saudi Arabia. She later opened All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption in Daleville, Alabama, where she secured forever homes for countless animals. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and she will be greatly missed by her family and her community.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Collins; her second husband, Owen Clancy; mother, Dorothy Woolcock DePietro; and father, Michele Angelo DePietro.
Survivors include six children: Mike Collins (Jackie) of Gray, TN, Terri Millsap (Ernie) of Kingsport, TN, John Clancy, Viola Wilson, Michael Clancy, and Gary Clancy; three sisters: Sandra Wilson (Charles) of Panama City, FL, Patsy Johnson (Harry) of Port Saint Joe, FL, and Ellen Gillespie (Tom) of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.
** The Rescuers Final Reward
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray.
All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness.
But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and
discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting.
One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer, to explain what was happening. The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to
bright sunshine. The cat replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals
from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The dog asked the cat, "What just happened?"
The cat responded, "That was a rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers." The cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven."
- Benny Archuleta
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Enterprise. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday beginning at 1:00 and continuing until service time.
Flowers will be accepted, or donations toward funeral expenses may be made to Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory. Contributions may also be made to a no-kill animal shelter in your local area.
Jane was born April 11, 1942, in Logan, West Virginia. She was a caregiver at heart, and served many years as a nurse in Tennessee and Saudi Arabia. She later opened All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption in Daleville, Alabama, where she secured forever homes for countless animals. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and she will be greatly missed by her family and her community.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Collins; her second husband, Owen Clancy; mother, Dorothy Woolcock DePietro; and father, Michele Angelo DePietro.
Survivors include six children: Mike Collins (Jackie) of Gray, TN, Terri Millsap (Ernie) of Kingsport, TN, John Clancy, Viola Wilson, Michael Clancy, and Gary Clancy; three sisters: Sandra Wilson (Charles) of Panama City, FL, Patsy Johnson (Harry) of Port Saint Joe, FL, and Ellen Gillespie (Tom) of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.
** The Rescuers Final Reward
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray.
All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness.
But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and
discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting.
One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer, to explain what was happening. The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to
bright sunshine. The cat replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals
from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The dog asked the cat, "What just happened?"
The cat responded, "That was a rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers." The cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven."
- Benny Archuleta
Jane Michele Clancy, of Daleville, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 while rescuing animals from a fire. She was 75.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Enterprise. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday beginning at 1:00 and continuing until service time.
Flowers will be accepted, or donations toward funeral expenses may be made to Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory. Contributions may also be made to a no-kill animal shelter in your local area.
Jane was born April 11, 1942, in Logan, West Virginia. She was a caregiver at heart, and served many years as a nurse in Tennessee and Saudi Arabia. She later opened All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption in Daleville, Alabama, where she secured forever homes for countless animals. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and she will be greatly missed by her family and her community.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Collins; her second husband, Owen Clancy; mother, Dorothy Woolcock DePietro; and father, Michele Angelo DePietro.
Survivors include six children: Mike Collins (Jackie) of Gray, TN, Terri Millsap (Ernie) of Kingsport, TN, John Clancy, Viola Wilson, Michael Clancy, and Gary Clancy; three sisters: Sandra Wilson (Charles) of Panama City, FL, Patsy Johnson (Harry) of Port Saint Joe, FL, and Ellen Gillespie (Tom) of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.
** The Rescuers Final Reward
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray.
All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness.
But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and
discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting.
One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer, to explain what was happening. The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to
bright sunshine. The cat replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals
from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The dog asked the cat, "What just happened?"
The cat responded, "That was a rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers." The cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven."
- Benny Archuleta
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory in Enterprise. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday beginning at 1:00 and continuing until service time.
Flowers will be accepted, or donations toward funeral expenses may be made to Sorrells Funeral Home & Crematory. Contributions may also be made to a no-kill animal shelter in your local area.
Jane was born April 11, 1942, in Logan, West Virginia. She was a caregiver at heart, and served many years as a nurse in Tennessee and Saudi Arabia. She later opened All Breeds Animal Rescue and Adoption in Daleville, Alabama, where she secured forever homes for countless animals. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, and she will be greatly missed by her family and her community.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Collins; her second husband, Owen Clancy; mother, Dorothy Woolcock DePietro; and father, Michele Angelo DePietro.
Survivors include six children: Mike Collins (Jackie) of Gray, TN, Terri Millsap (Ernie) of Kingsport, TN, John Clancy, Viola Wilson, Michael Clancy, and Gary Clancy; three sisters: Sandra Wilson (Charles) of Panama City, FL, Patsy Johnson (Harry) of Port Saint Joe, FL, and Ellen Gillespie (Tom) of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.
** The Rescuers Final Reward
Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray.
All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge.
Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigor upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness.
But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and
discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting.
One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer, to explain what was happening. The cat replied, "Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge." The dog asked the cat, "So what will happen to those animals?" Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to
bright sunshine. The cat replied, "Watch, and you will see."
In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals
from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love.
The dog asked the cat, "What just happened?"
The cat responded, "That was a rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had found their forever homes because of rescuers. They will cross over when their people arrive at the Bridge. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals they couldn't place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge."
The dog thought for a moment, then said, "I like rescuers." The cat smiled and replied, "So does heaven, my friend. So does heaven."
- Benny Archuleta
