Janie Lucille Winchester Sorrells

Janie Lucille Winchester Sorrells Easley, South Carolina After a courageous battle with breast cancer, Janie Lucille Winchester Sorrells peacefully passed through death to life at Rainey Hospice House on August 18, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Allie Bertie Winchester and Benjamin Tillman Winchester of Pickens. She was part of the tenth generation of Winchesters to be born in upstate South Carolina. Being one of fifteen children, she was related to many people in the Pickens area. She thoroughly enjoyed her large family and had many childhood playmates. Janie worked twenty-three years at Ryobi in Pickens and never missed a day due to illness. She enjoyed yard work including weed eating, shrub trimming and using her electric push mower. She liked planting and nourishing flowers and appreciated the beauty of birds. She preferred her outdoor clothes dryer to her inside one and was known for killing any snake that crossed her path. Janie was a woman of faith and instilled the value of education to her children. She was an excellent southern cook who liked bringing her family together around food. An avid consumer of news and politics, she kept up with local and national news and could have civil political discourse, even if she disagreed with you. Her life’s joy was her four grandchildren-Conor McManamon, Cierra Sorrells, Brendan McManamon and Maci Sorrells. She always had activities, crafts and adventures at the ready-anything done with a grandchild brought happiness to her. She created a water park, volleyball court, place for fireworks, and picnics in her backyard. Frisbees, play-dough, cooking, coloring, painting, balls of all types, skateboards, bikes, and Flintstone cars were all part of the adventure at Grandma’s House. Janie is survived by her husband of sixty-four years, Tommy Sorrells, and three children-Tony Sorrells (Tammy); Debbie Sorrells McManamon; and Tim Sorrells (Shonda) as well as her four treasured grandchildren. Her siblings Leona Crowther, Evelyn Breazeale, Christine Kearney, Valley Winchester, Elizabeth Howe, Daniel Sloan Winchester, Esther Kelley, Benjamin Tillman Winchester, Jr., David Winchester, Hubert Winchester, and Martha Reavis predeceased her. She is survived by three sisters-Mary Hull, Ruth Hinkle and Myrtie Cochran. A joint memorial service will be held for both Janie and Tommy Sorrells at Pickens First Baptist Church on Friday January 17. Visitation will be from 1pm-3pm in the Fellowship Hall, with service to follow in the Sanctuary at 3:15pm. The address is 406 East Main Street, Pickens, S.C.29671. Mountain View Funeral Home – Pickens Chapel is serving the Sorrells family.

Janie Lucille Winchester Sorrells

April 13, 1942 - August 18, 2024