Laurel (Jan) Joan Smith Eades

She is survived by her family:

Elmer (Don) Donald Eades, Jr. – husband of 73 years

And their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and great nieces & nephews:

Laurel Eades Mizell – daughter and her husband Michael E. Mizell LTC(R) and their children:

Chael Mizell and his wife Erin Huie Mizell and their son Samuel Mizell

Devin Mizell and his wife Lexy Barton Mizell and their children Sloan & Hayes Mizell

Taffar Mizell and his wife Danielle Marie Mizell and their children Lawrence & Tobias Mizell

Caitlin Mizell Hamilton and her husband Josh Hamilton and their children Laurel Grace & Hardin

Tim Eades – son and his wife Margaret (Peggy) Madden Eades and their children:

Bridget Eades Kuglin and her husband Brandon Kuglin and their children Ford, Reid & Margaret Jane

Patrick Eades and his wife Sarah Young Eades and their children Eston & Frankie

Dee Lane Eades – daughter

And, since she was an only child, her relationships with her extended family nephews and their families were also important to her life. Those nephews on the Eades side are as follows:

Jack Eades and his wife Eleanor Beacham Eades and their children:

Maddox Eades

Hannah Eades

Sam Eades

Brian Eades and his wife Megan Dobbs Eades and their children:

Turner Eades

Avery Eades

Chris Spencer and his wife Karen Aycock Spencer and their children:

Caroline Spencer

William Spencer

Jan was born in Cordele, Georgia to parents Lawrence Asmond Smith and Annie Mae Brooks Smith and promptly moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised in Atlanta and moved briefly with her husband but they returned to be with family and raise their own family in their hometown of Atlanta. Attending school at Kirkwood Grammar, Bass Junior High and Girls High School where she was a member of the last class to graduate. Jan also attended the University of Georgia – Atlanta Division where she was a member of Chi Rho Sigma sorority.

Jan enjoyed her family and friends and a beautiful life along with years of reading, travel, painting, playing bridge, cooking, entertaining, camping with the family, and accompanying her children to ballet, swimming, cheerleading, scouting and all their many activities. She was a loved wife, mother, grandmother – Janmamma and great grandmother. We will miss her.

Services will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Westview Cemetery in the Westview Abbey Chapel, 1680 Westview Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30310 at 11:00 am (please note: there are no restrooms in the Abbey – use the Main Office facilities upon entering if needed). The family will greet guests at 10:30 am at the entrance to the Abbey. A short walk to the graveside for an additional service will be held at Terrace E immediately following.

The family will be receiving guests at a reception immediately following services at 2:30 pm, 300 Trevington Court, Johns Creek, Georgia 30022.

The family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.