Jeanette (Stanhope) McNaney was born June 8, 1924, the 2nd of Pearl and Aldie Stanhope’s 5 children. She went to be with Jesus July 14, 2013 at Billings Clinic Hospital. She was delivered by her grandmother, Celie Stanhope, a midwife, on the Stanhope Ranch south of Baker. They moved to Cabin Creek in Fallon County when she was 3, and she attended the first 3 grades at the McNaney School. Then because of the drought, her family moved into Baker for the next 2 years but she was most happy to move back to the country for her sixth thru eighth grades. She attended high school in Plevna, and after graduation attended Eastern Montana College in Billings. However, because of contracting the mumps and missing too much school, she dropped out and went to Western Union and learned telegraphy. She was assigned to Tucson, AZ and worked there for just under a year, then moved home to help her parents. One of their neighbors, Everette McNaney was in the Army Air Corp and she started writing to him because she figured he was probably homesick. This correspondence progressed and in 1944 they were married while he was home on furlough. Following his discharge from the Air Corp in 1945, they set up ranching in Fallon County, leasing land from her parents. They continued doing so until October, 1952, when they had the opportunity to buy a ranch on Cabin Creek in Prairie County and they moved with their 4 children, CK, Bobbi, Don and Peggy. Three more children came along, Tom, Joe and Stella, completing the family. When CK was ready for high school in 1962, the decision was made that she would move in to Terry for the school week and return to the ranch for the weekends and summers. This continued until Stella was in the 2nd grade and the Cabin Creek school bus route was added.
While the kids were growing up, Jeanette was very active in 4-H as a leader, teaching sewing, cooking, woodworking, electricity and weeds. Then in 1970 she and Everette made the decision to take in foster children, and over the next 25 years she cared for 25 hurting kids.
In 1974 Everette was diagnosed with cancer and she nursed him until his death in 1980. Don and Cathy took over the ranch for several years and she moved into Terry. In 1988 they decided there was more money in truck driving, so they moved to Billings and she moved back to the ranch, and continued raising red angus cattle that she loved. She continued this until 1998, when she sold the ranch and moved back in to Terry. She continued to put in a large garden, can vegetables for her kids, and grow lots of pretty flowers. In the winter she quilted, making each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren a quilt. In 2010, the load of home ownership was proving to be too much so her family moved her into assisted living accomodations in Billings. She thoroughly enjoyed seeing more of her kids and grandkids and being involved in their lives.
Jeanette was a member of the Terry Wesleyan Church, having committed her heart to the Lord in the mid 1950s. Her faith was supremely important to her as was teaching her children to put their faith in the Lord also. She and Everette sacrificed a lot so that their children could attend church in Terry, go to youth camp at Red Lodge and attend Christian colleges, and her friends as well as her children knew her to be a great prayer warrior.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Everette, 3 sons: Terrill, David and Coleman, 4 great grandkids, her sisters, Stella Mae and Floy, one brother, Glen, and 4 nephews. She is survived by 3 sons, Don and his wife, Cathy, Tom and his wife, Grace, Joe and his wife Carol, by 3 daughters, Bobbi and her husband, Harvey Bybee, Peggy and her husband Franklin Robbie, and Stella and her husband, Daryl Dietrich, 21 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, one brother, Clyde and his wife Leona, one brother-in-law, Ben Cysewski, and 8 nieces and nephews.
Service Schedule
Funeral Service
10:00 a.m.
Saturday July 20, 2013
First Christian Church
522 North 29th
Billings, MT 59102
Funeral Service
3:30 p.m.
Saturday July 20, 2013
Terry Wesleyan Church
501 Garfield Ave
Terry, MT 59349
Service Schedule
Funeral Service
10:00 a.m.
Saturday July 20, 2013
First Christian Church
522 North 29th
Billings, MT 59102
Funeral Service
3:30 p.m.
Saturday July 20, 2013
Terry Wesleyan Church
501 Garfield Ave
Terry, MT 59349
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Bill Klunder says
I was sorry to hear about the passing of Jeanette, she was a wonder full lady. She was the best friend and neighbor I have ever had. She will be greatly missed, she was like a Grandma to me and my family, for nearly 12 years she lived next door to us and we visited often. The Good Lord has called her home for he has a more important role for her now. Our heart and prayers our with the family of Jeanette
J Johnson says
My sincere condolences to the family of Jeanette McNaney – May you find comfort in your loving memories, beautiful pictures and in recalling the many talents of Ms. McNaney. It was not the Creator’s purpose that mankind suffer and die. Everything made by God was “very good” (Genesis 1:31). God has promised that a time will come when no one will say “I am sick” (Isaiah 24:33) and has promised that soon pain and death with be no more (Revelation 21:4). The Paradise that was originally promised for the earth in the Garden of Eden will be restored. Please be comforted by Bible promises of a hopeful future (John 17:3).
Paulette Householder says
So sorry to hear of Jeanette’s passing. I have so many great memories of her and I having coffee and discussing life in general. She was such a beautiful lady and will be greatly missed.
Randy & Tanya Wilkinson says
Our thoughts and prayers are with our dear friends Tom and Grace and all of Tom’s family. Your mother sounds like a fantastic Godly lady that left a wonderful legacy representing her love for The Lord.
Barb Hinnaland says
Stella and family,
I am so very sorry for the loss of your mom. She was such a wonderful lady who will be remembered by many. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Gary Laurence says
May the Lord comfort you on the home going of Jeanette. She was a neat lady and one of those who gave me a special and warm welcome home when I, as a fairly new Christian, returned to Terry from Alaska. I’m looking forward to that great reunion with her in the Lord’s presence.
DeLynn and Angie Meidinger says
To all of Jeanette’s family:
We were so sorry to hear of Jeanette’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this most difficult time. We look forward one day to be reunited with her in heaven. May God wrap his loving arms of comfort around you all. God Bless You All!!!
Arlen and Alice Miller says
To the Family of Jeanette Mc Naney, Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all . She will be missed. All have good memories. God Bless
Deb Klauzer Kosbab says
Beautiful photo, beautiful obit, beautiful lady. Mom’s fav cuz has joined her in the eternal life. Jeanette, always smiling, always positive, always loving. Sincere condolences.
Phyllis Sackman says
What a wonderful friend she was to my mother. She and three other ladies used to get together for a “prayer coffee” for many years. My mother’s eyesight had deteriorated so she could not drive and Jeanette would pick her up. She was a blessing to us and our family and she was a treasured friend and women of God.
joyce wilcox says
I cannot think of Jeanette without thinking of my mom. They had such a special friendship and were two powerful prayer warriors. Mom would anxiously watch for Jeanette to drive into the driveway to pick her up for lunch, prayer coffee, or church. Then off they’d go, 2 Godly women, just happy to be together. When Jeanette moved to Billings, a spark went out of mom’s life and within that year mom went to be w/Jesus. Jeanette would tell mom, “You can’t go before me.”, but that was not to be. Now these 2 lovely ladies are together forever. We were so blessed by God that He gave us such wonderful moms that led us to Jesus and the Promise of eternal life. Soon we’ll be with them and we’ll be complete again. Until then, cry to Jesus when you miss her so much and know that this isn’t how this ends.
Bill Brittenham says
A very late salute:
You, Aunt Jeanette, will now not ever know in earthly life, how much you have, in quiet presence and servitude, gathered my respect and admiration. Your life, built on the foundation of love to your Lord and family, fostered my heightened admiration. I, in your life, actually knew you, except through rare presence family quizzing. But I knew/know you enough to applaud you, love you. Here it is April 15, 2020, wishing I would have experienced your lovely company more. Your nephew.