Jeannette Corrine Mayo

Jeannette Corrine (Posey) Mayo, 85, born April 9, 1928 in Bangor, Maine to the union of Arthur Wallace and Mary Tephy Leek. She graduated from Bangor High School in 1946. She married Richard Flowers, a serviceman from Marietta, Ohio in 1952 and they moved to Columbus, Ohio. After attempting for many years, God blessed this union with a miracle daughter, Sheri-Lynn. Jeannette raised her only daughter as a single parent for fourteen years until she caught the eye of fellow church member, Walter Leroy Mayo, then a widow. They later married and lived a very full life together for many years until his death in 2000. Jeannette attended White Cross Nursing School and served as a Surgical Technician at Riverside Methodist Hospital and The Ohio State University Medical Center for many years until her retirement. During her medical career, she had the distinct pleasure as serving as assistant to Dr. Arthur James. It was also during her career that she was given the nickname Posey. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Bethany Baptist Church where she was active in the Senior Choir, Pastor's Service Ministry, Nurse Corp, Elnora Roberts Mission Circle, Sunday School, Ministry to Women and served as Director of Public Relations. Jeannette loved gardening, baking, watching Opra and game shows, talking on the phone, doing seek and finds, and most of all family time. Jeannette began caring for children in her home and did this for many years until her health would no longer allow. All of these children were dubbed Nanny's Kids. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Arthur Wallace and Mary Tephy Leek husband, Walter L. Mayo, Sr., 3 sisters (Daphaney, Pauline, Elaine) and 2 brothers (Alden and Ralph). She leaves to cherish her memory her devoted and precious daughter, Sheri-Lynn Flowers (Reverend Bruce) Wynn (Columbus); her bonus daughters, Christine Morris (Cleveland) and Cora (Curtis) Miller of Columbus, Her pride and joy granddaughter, Bethany Nicole Caffey; bonus grandchildren: Stephanie(Benjamin) Kyles, Ann (Richard) Cunningham, Dr. Milton Mayo (Renee) Morris; Godchildren, Angela Miller Barker and Michael Miller, as well as a host of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and all her adopted sons and daughters. She had many dear friends including her buddy, Mrs. Virginia Sneed.