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YOUNGSTOWN -- Jean Delores Snyder Layne, 94, was reunited with her husband, Delson, in Heaven during the early morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023.
She was born Sept. 23, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Charles D. and Irene M. Luker Snyder.
Jean was a lifelong area resident. She attended South High School, was born on Glenaven Avenue and raised on Evergreen. She married her husband, Delson, and lived on East Boston.
Later, she made her home with family and then resided at Omni Manor HealthCare Center on Vestal Road.
Jean and her husband were devoted to the service of others. Together, they sponsored children into the Shriner's Hospital.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem. Many meals at the Masonic Temple were served by her.
Her love for crocheting and knitting were evident in the prolific amounts of yarn she had and used to produce afghans, baby blankets, clothes and so many other items. Her skills were such that she won many ribbons at the Canfield Fair, where she worked until well into her 80s, setting up and teaching others about the craft.
Jean is survived by her foster daughter, Betsy (Ronald) Ford; foster grandson, William (Brandie) Foy Jr., with whom she lived for a while; foster granddaughter, Brittany Austin; three foster great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews, including Donna (Eddie) Wheeler, who spoiled her and whom she adored; and Jennifer L. Baun of Boardman, with whom she made her home for a short time.
Besides her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband and love of her life, Delson H. Layne, whom she married Dec. 15, 1950, and who died May 3, 1992; five sisters, Dorothea Stanley, Margaret Oliver, Stella V. Lynn, Vera Morrison and Irene Baun; and three brothers, Harold E. Allen, Charles D. Snyder and Glenn R. Snyder Sr.
Family and friends may pay their respects to Jean from 10 to 10:55 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Thompson-Filicky Funeral Home, 4221 Market St., Boardman, where an Eastern Star funeral service will take place at 11 a.m.
Burial will take place in Green Haven Memorial Gardens, Canfield.
The family would like to thank the staff at Omni Manor for the care they provided over the last few years.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Shriner's Hospital at https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/; or to the Supreme White Shrine, c/o Judy Inukai, PSWHP 11077 Fawnhaven Drive, St. Louis, MO 63126.
Family and friends may visit www.thompsonfh1932.com to view this obituary and to send condolences to Jean's family.
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