Janice Howell Smith age 81 passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20th at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. Janice was a member of the Horse Cave United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Robert & Jennie Richardson Howell and the wife of the late J.B. Smith. She was also preceded in death by a sister Roberta Howell & her brother Donald Howell.
Janice is survived by three daughters Melinda Branstetter & her husband Billy, Amanda Chaffin & her husband Allen and Cindy Hodges & her husband Tommy; one brother William Nelson “Pickle” Howell; five grandchildren John Thomas Hodges, Seth Hodges, Nicholas Chaffin, Joey Branstetter & Emily Pike; five great-grandchildren Carter Branstetter, Case Branstetter, Rylan Pike, Jayber Hodges & Scarlett Hodges.
The funeral service for Janice Howell Smith will be held at 11am Friday, February 23rd in the chapel of Sego Funeral Home with Bro. Russell Janes officiating. Burial will be in the Cosby Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8pm Thursday and after 8am Friday at the Sego Funeral Home. In memory of Janice, the family asks that memorial contributions be given to the Cosby Cemetery fund, these donations can be left at the funeral home.
The family would like to thank the staff at NHC Healthcare for their compassionate care.