Jane Sooy Webster

Jane Webster, age 71 of Decatur, passed away March 17, 2020. She was born October 17, 1948, in Louisville, KY. She was a loving wife, mother, and dedicated teacher who will be greatly missed. Mrs. Webster was a Spanish teacher at Woodward Academy for 23 years. She also taught at Avondale, Henderson, and Tucker High Schools in the DeKalb system prior to that.
Jane was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Hartman Sooy, and her father, Floyd Albert Sooy.

She is survived by Clayton Webster, her husband of 45 years, by her son John Rawlings Webster of Atlanta, daughter Katherine Anne Webster (Justin Hicks) of Denver, and by her brother William H. Sooy (Kathleen) of Richmond.

Jane grew up in a military family and lived around the world as a child. She was a graduate of Florida Presbyterian College (now Eckerd), and earned her Master’s degree at Georgia State University. At Woodward her love of travel continued as she helped lead students around the globe on educational trips to Spanish speaking countries.

Her understanding of faith was very important to her. The universe is a miracle, God created this world. Jane was baptized at Oak Grove UMC when her son John was baptized. She was so happy to have found Oak Grove, a place to be our church home. She was a Children’s Sunday School teacher, a member of the Altar Guild, an active member of the Turban Ministry, an Adult Sunday School teacher, and President of the Renn Sunday School Class. Additionally, she was a Crew Chief at the famous Annual Oak Grove Barbecue.

She led a very active life as a member of a bridge group, a book club, a Red Hat group, and the Beta Kappa Sorority. She loved our annual family vacations in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

A celebration of life service will be held at Oak Grove UMC, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA 30033, on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. A graveside burial service will be held for the family at 1:00 p.m. in the church cemetery. For those unable to attend the service, please scroll to the bottom of her web page and look under "Memorial Contributions" and look for "View Her Service" and click on the website tab it will be available online at this link:
Jane Webster - Celebration of Life - Jane Webster - 11-6-21

She has asked that memorial gifts be made to any of these organizations: The Building Fund at Oak Grove UMC, 1722 Oak Grove Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (www.ogumc.org ); Wellroot Family Services (Methodist Children’s Home) 1967 Lakeside Parkway Suite 400, Tucker, GA 30084 (www.wellroot.org ); or Emory Winship Cancer Institute, 1365 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, and designated for the Jordan Family Initiative. A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.