Janie Marie Gillespie

Janie Marie Gillespie, 82, of Augusta, KS, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026 in Wichita, Kansas. Visitation 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2026 at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Service 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026, at First Baptist Church, Douglass, KS. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery Augusta, KS. Janie was born in Coffeyville, KS on November 11, 1943, to the late Mildred (Bailey) Forgey and August Henry. Janie had worked as switchboard operator at Coffeyville Memorial Hospital, a waitress at her family's restaurant, an Avon group leader, and spent many years as a homemaker caring for her family with love. She enjoyed crafting and going to garage sales, but singing was one of her greatest passions and she spent many years singing gospel music in church. Sharing her love for Christ was very important to Janie and music was one of the ways she shared that love. On April 28, 1975 she married Gary Gillespie in Wichita, KS who survives her. She is also survived by: son, Stanley Calabrese and wife Juli; daughter, Terry Ann Calabrese; son, James Gillespie and wife Tiffany; step son, Raymond Gillespie and wife Terri Jo; step daughter, Leigh Ann Davis and husband Tom; brother, Patrick Henry; grandchildren, Trista Martin (Jared), Tiffani York (Evan), Tristan Moyer, Billy Nagy, Carlie Nagy, Cindy Gillespie, Laiken Gillespie, Jeremy Gillespie (Tiffany), Sara Martell (Ethan), Christopher Davis, Nick Davis (Meghan); great grandchildren, Jaeden Martin, Tiara Martin, Jaxon Martin, Ozzie Nagy, Summer York, Tanner Gillespie, Harley Gillespie, Nicole Maria Armour Davis, Ethan Martell, Avery Martell, and 1 on the way. Memorial donations may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice 313 S. Market Wichita, Kansas 67202.