Janet Jo Mamaclay

 

Janet Jo Mamaclay, 87, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died on July 23, 2022. Her final days were spent surrounded by family.

Janet was born in Superior, Neb. on March 1, 1935, to Joseph and Gladys Boyd.

Janet attended Superior High School, where she was the drum majorette for the marching band. She continued her education at the University of Nebraska, graduating in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in microbiology. After graduation, she studied for a year abroad in France.

Janet was a member of Pi Beta Phi, Order of the Eastern Star, The University of Nebraska Alumni Association, Genesis United Methodist Church in Ft. Worth and was a life-long Cornhuskers fan.

Janet was an accomplished soprano in church choir, often as the soloist singing "O Holy Night" for Christmas services.

Her professional life included director of microbiology at several hospitals, director of microbiology at Baxter-Travenol and civilian director of microbiology at Joint Base Carswell.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond Mamaclay of Ft. Worth, Texas; her son, Guy Joel Sykes of Arlington, Texas; daughters, Theresa Sykes-Gray of Ft. Worth, Texas and Sandra Sykes of Pottsboro, Texas; stepdaughters, Barbara O'Connor of Palm Coast, Fla., Jo-Anne Sykes-Pacheco of Palm Coast, Fla., Debra Kelly of Avon, Ohio; stepson, Joe Schulz of St. Paul, Minn; stepdaughter, Kelly Thomas of Cleveland, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

She was proceeded in death by her father, Joseph Wesley Boyd, her mother Gladys Boyd, her brother, Don Boyd, her sister, Eleanor Boyd, and her great- granddaughter, Lydia Sykes.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2022, at Greenwood Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Ft. Worth Texas.

Her funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, July 30, at Greenwood Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Ft. Worth Texas.

Private burial in Superior, Neb., will follow.

 

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