Sunday, April 25, 2021
For most of my 62 years my mother , father and I have known the Furman, Runner and McGinnis families in many connections. Jeanne Furman was the dearly loved matriarch, cousin, aunt, niece, mother, grandmother and extended family of friends member who always had wit, mesmerizing joyful personality, magnetic smile, sparkling & twinkling eyes, personality with hutzpah, panache, Elan, , humor, mischievousness, positivity , unwavering dedication , loyalty, faith and love ❤️ of all her famiky and many friends. Had the great pleasure being friends with her relative Mr& Mrs. Francis McGinnis , Mark McGinnis & his brother, Hugh Runner, daughter Donna J. Furman Sanders( my tap dancing teacher/ dear friend of Virginia School if Dance), son-in- law , & friend, Richard J. Sanders, her daughter Brenda J. Furman Stineking and husband Jay & Jeanne’s grandchildren. Donna and Brenda both were lovingly supported by their mom Jeanne as they refined their tap dancing talents at Virginia School if Dance and Heanbe close friends of Bob & Virginia Chittum was an ever loyal stage mom attending recital rehearsals and recitals at Metropolitan Theatre, transporting daughters to dancing classes, supervising backstage dressing rooms during recitals, attending dancing school holuday parties, parades and special events. Jeanne Runner Furman knew my late mom Mary Edith Coddington Templeton as my mom was born in 192; & Jeanne born in 1930. Jean he’s relatives Hugh Runner, Mrs. FranciscMcGinnus, her husband FranciscMcGinnis and sons including Mark McGinnis who Zi attended Morgantiwn High School with were each dear lifelong friends. Jeanne and her famiky were hard working, farming famiky with rekyance on string unwavering Faith which sustained Heanne and all in worst and best of times. Once a friend of Jeanne Runner Furman each person fortunately blessed knowing her had a friend for life. Jeanne even went to the same Morgantown beautician that my mother did often at beauty shop of Rosalie at the same time engaging in lively discourse , friendship and witty conversation. Jeanne had many strong positive personality traits which she passed onto her daughters and grandchildren foremost among them was her ability to clearly speak her mind and provide her perspective viewpoint without dilution. Deepest prayers abd sympathy to all and like each if you I will greatly miss interacting with Jeanne sharing a joke, story ir smike livibgkt, but kniw she forever remain part of our lived guiding us and kept alive through the many treasured memories we relent upon, cherish / share in celebration of the rich life anx person of Jeanne Runner Furman. Blessings
