Janis L. Savanapridi

April 22, 1941 - July 31, 2021

Janis Savanapridi, 80, died July 31, 2021, with her family by her side in Cary, NC. She was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to G.W Barnes and Kathleen Dennis Barnes. Her father and mother had a farm and she helped tend the farm starting at an early age. Janis was a member of Trinity Methodist Church northeast of Bono. She graduated from Bono High school in 1959. After graduation she moved to California where she found her 30-year Career as a Supply Controller for AT&T. After 5 years living in San Francisco, California she then transferred locations to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After 4 years she transferred to Memphis, Tennessee. She had a passion for traveling and she traveled to 24 countries. She also loved to bird watch with her husband Chana spending hours at bird sanctuaries in the Outer Banks, NC. Janis met her husband, Chana Savanapridi and married in 1992. They moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1993, where she would call home the remainder of her life. Janis is preceded in death by her father G.W. Barnes, her mother Kathleen Dennis Barnes, brother John Barnes. Janis is survived by: Husband, Chana Savanapridi: Stepsons and spouse, Keith and Renee Savanapridi: Scott and Nicole Savanapridi: Sisters, Joan Vinson , Julia and Mark Lamar of Jonesboro, AR: Brother Stan and Diane Barnes of Florence South Carolina: Grandchildren Quinn Spitzer, Brooke Savanapridi, Jaxon Savanapridi, Corbin Savanapridi, and Easton Savanapridi