Janis Kemp

On Saturday May 10, 2014 my wonderful Mother passed away. She was born in Austin Texas on April 18, 1947. She lived all of her life in Austin going to Becker Elementary, Fulmore Junior High and then Travis High School. She also attended the University of Texas at Austin for a short period of time but working full time and having a small child made that too difficult.

Mom loved to read mysteries and just about every newspaper she could. She loved to travel and tend to her plants. She could bring plants back to life her thumb really was green. I could always take bouquets of roses to my Great Grandmother. She was a wonderful cook. People would ask her when she was going to bring them more homemade bread or her famous chess pie squares. Grandpa loved her Swedish brown bread, I however preferred her sweet white bread.
My Mother was much more than a Mother she was my best friend. I could always count on her support in whatever I did. When her grandsons came along she was the perfect Grandma. Mom was always willing to go outside with my boys no matter the weather. She was often their partner in crime whether it was shooting me with water guns or hiding to scare some unwitting person. She loved taking care of her baby boys.

Janis is preceded in death by her Mother Carrie Lee Marshall Johnson, her Father Clarence W. Johnson, brother in law Rainey (Pete) McCuiston and numerous other relatives. She is survived by her daughter Dawn Kemp Martinez, Son in Law Gabriel Martinez, grandsons Ethan Garza And Evan Martinez. She is also survived by her sister Charlotte McCuiston and niece Michelle and nephew Randy.

Private services are planned.

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith".