Janet Baker McCardle

Janet Baker McCardle, 90, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment will take place at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie.

Born on February 11, 1936, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Shira Baker and Lucina Millsap Baker. She was a retired accountant who later returned to school and graduated at the top of her nursing class. She was a key member of the 1954 and 1955 Moultrie High School Packerettes, the championship team that dominated Georgia girls' basketball during those two years.  She was a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse McCardle, Jr.; her son, Jesse “Richard” McCardle III; and her sisters, Clara Pope, Julia Baker, and Virginia O’Neal.

Janet is survived by her daughters, Vicki Lamica of Americus, Leisa Sanders of Colorado, and Dianne Kennedy of Tallahassee, Florida; her grandchildren, Shira DeVane MacLennan, Loren DeVane, Kyle DeVane, Cody Kennedy, Mickey Kennedy, Rachelle McClish, and Clayton Sanders; and great-grandchildren, Kylee DeVane, Kaia MacLennan, Lilah MacLennan, Eva MacLennan, Hannah MacLennan, and Mya Horton.

Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home and Crematory.