Jean Cabaniss

Mrs. Jean McSwain Teague Cabaniss of Shelby passed on January 7 at Hospice House of Rutherford County after a long battle with Alzheimers. Mrs. Cabaniss is preceded in death by her first husband, Rev. G. Forrest Teague; daughter Cecelia Vianne; father, Palmer McSwain; mother, Cecelia Padgett Eades; step-father, John Eades; sister Jo Wentzel and Ellen Griffin; brothers, Hilton and Steve Eades.

She is survived by her husband, Charlie Cabaniss; step-sons John (DeAnna) Cabaniss and Jeff (Tonya) Cabaniss; step-daughter Julie (Bruce) C. Duncan; brotherin-law, "Zip" Wentzel; step-grandchildren Jennifer, Katie, Jessica and Rachel Duncan; Taylor, Haden and Briley Cabaniss; step-great grandsons, Gabe Duncan and Joseph Puckett; also niece Kathy Epley and several nephews.

Mrs. Cabaniss was of Baptist faith and a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Lattimore High School, Gardner-Webb University, Wake Forest University, Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Appalachian State University and studied at Duke University. Jean was a Southern Baptist Missionary in Hawaii; the Middle East in Amman, Jordan where she taught King Hussein's children and a missionary to Japan as English Professor at Seinan Jo Gakuin. In 1986 when she left the missionary field, she served as Director Recruiting and Counseling. In 1991, she joined Gardner-Webb University as Director of International Student programs concentrating on Japanese students from Dohto University, Japan.