Janice Smyth

Janice Sue Smyth, age 79, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024, at Edgewood Estates Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frenchburg, Kentucky. She was born in Leeco, on March 21, 1945, to the late Raymond Rogers and the late Alene Stevens Rogers. Janice cherished her family and treasured every moment spent with them. Family meant everything to her, and she showed unwavering strength in nurturing those bonds. Janice enjoyed traveling and exploring new places. Her kind-hearted nature allowed her to see the best in everyone and love each person she met. Janice had a passion for cooking, which was evident in every dish she prepared. This passion extended to her work at Dairy Queen, where she managed the restaurant for several years and found deep satisfaction in the work. In addition to her parents, Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Smyth, Jr.; two sons: Philip Smyth and Gregory Lloyd Smyth; four brothers: Ronald Rogers, Thomas Rogers, David Rogers, and Junior Rogers; and two sisters: Karen Rogers and Barbara Mays. She is survived by one son, Derek Smyth of Clay City; one brother, Daniel Rogers; one sister, Shirley Bellamy of Stanton; seven grandchildren: Breanna (Ramiro Mares) Nickell, Zachary Smyth, Tommy Kennon, Brandon (Tiffany) Kennon, Haley (Becca) Hall, Sara Kennison, and Morgan Castle; eleven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, Marli Kennon; and her best friend, Sue Profitt of Clay City. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky. Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Robert Rice and Bro. James Harold Combs will be held at the funeral home at 12:00 P.M. on Friday, August 16, 2024. Burial will be held at Mt. Paran Cemetery in Leeco with Tommy Kennon, Brandon Kennon, Ramiro Mares, Zachary Smyth, Kobe Kennon, and Scott Cornett serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Sue Profitt and Shirley Jean Skidmore. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hearne Funeral Home of Stanton.