Janet Lee McIlvain

Janet Lee Spencer McIlvain, 87, of Franklin, surrounded by family, passed peacefully to heaven to be with the Lord at 12:03 pm on July 31, 2024. Janet was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor, and friend. Born on August 7, 1936 in Moundsville, WV she was the only child of the late Arthur and Thelma (Anderson) Spencer. Raised in Weirton, WV, she was a 1955 graduate of Weir High School in Weirton, WV. She married Jack McIlvain in Moundsville, WV, on May 28, 1955 and he preceded her death April 3, 2008 after nearly 53 years of marriage. Janet was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, which she loved and attended services as long as her health permitted. Attending the Silver Cornet Band concerts, in which her husband and children had all played at some point, was always a highlight for her. She loved music and played the piano into her 80's. Janet was an active member of the YMCA where she enjoyed swimming and Silver Sneakers and was a member of The Women’s Club of Franklin. She delighted in decorating her home for every season, working in her yard, caring for her dogs, and traveling to Carolina Beach and Virginia Beach to visit her daughter and family. Most of all, Janet loved being a wife, homemaker, and raising her family. Surviving are her four children, Pamela M. Hoover and husband Todd of Franklin, Kimberly M. Warwick and husband Ron of New Bern, NC, Linda M. Hundertmark and husband Gary of Clintonville, and Jeffrey A. McIlvain and fiancee Julie of Ravenna, OH; her seven grandchildren including Benjamin Hoover, Sarah Hoover, Joshua Hoover and wife Jara, Stephen Warwick and wife Jane, Kevin Warwick and wife Melissa, Megan Hundertmark, and Andrew McIlvain; her two great-grandchildren, Flynn and Margot Hoover; her sisters-in-law, Jane Kelley of Springfield, TN, and Carol Whipkey of Moundsville, WV, as well as her nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Nathan Hundertmark, and her brothers-in-law, David Kelley and David Whipkey. Family and friends will be received on Saturday, August 3 from noon to 2pm at the Gardinier-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin with funeral services immediately following at 2 pm with Rev. Dr. Darrell Greenawalt, pastor of the Christ United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the Franklin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 1135 Buffalo Street, Franklin, PA 16323, Venango County Humane Society, 286 S. Main Street, Seneca, PA 16346 or DeBence Antique Music World Museum, 1261 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Janet's Book of Memories online at www.WarrenFH.com