Janice M. Denton
August 15, 1941 ~ April 9, 2018
Service Schedule Visitation 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM ,Monday, April 9, 2018 Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home Memorial Service 10:00 AM ,Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home Janice (West) Denton, 76, passed away at Columbus Regional Hospital on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born August 15, 1941, in Powell County, Kentucky, the daughter of Lawrence West and Jennie (Summer) West Cox. She is survived by her husband, James E. “Jim” Denton and they were married 56 years. She graduated from Kings Mills High School, Kings Mills, Ohio, in 1959. She was employed for several years in a variety of jobs including school secretary, clerical work, receptionist, and administrative positions. She served as a volunteer with Stonecroft Ministries for nearly 30 years, and the leadership role took her across the state of Indiana and the southern part of Ohio. She enjoyed family vacations at the beach. For several years she arranged for all of the sisters of her mother, herself and many female cousins to spend a week at Charleston, South Carolina. Those were treasured times. Janice was a great family leader and a loving wife, daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt and great-great aunt. She was a member of Columbus Free Methodist Church. Her family and friends will always remember her as a kind and caring Christian who put God and family above all else. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Castle officiating. Visitation will be 5 - 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Tuesday. Inurnment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Cancer Center at Columbus Regional Hospital. In addition to her husband, Janice is survived by her brother, Darrel “Slick” West and companion, Melissa Cooper; sisters, Elma (Frank) Moss, Arlene (Greg) Jones and Charlotte (Mark) New; stepbrother, Dave (Mary) Cox; nieces and nephews, Mark (April) Whitecotton, Chad (Ann) Whitecotton, Jay (Angie) West, Jody Thomas, Jamey (Misty) West, Mindy (Ted) Bowling, Misty (Matt) McCarty, Kiley (Casey) Brooks, David (Valerie) Cox, and Kimberly Cox Watley; along with her extended families in Ohio. She was preceded by her parents; brothers, Warren, Wayne and Michael West; stepfather, Merle Cox; and nephews, Darby Myers and Jeremy Thomas. Information: www.jewellrittman.com.
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As we cry and miss her already, she has soared to a perfect place. She has exited that cancerous body and has been given a new body. Her faith was strong and her witness to all she met was sincere with love, compassion and she was a perfect example of “Christian” to all who were blessed to know her.
So very sorry for your family’s loss. God give you the strength and comfort you need for the difficult days ahead.
Janice was born with a gift from God to not only be His servant but to be a servant to others. She also bestowed unconditional love to all her family, and all people. She possessed kindness, joy and happiness like only God shows. At one of our famous family reunion auctions, Jan and I got into a bidding war over a antique ink pen and she won. Near Christmas I received a small package and I had not ordered anything so opening the package I found the ink pen and I laughed out loud. Jan did this often at the auctions when she saw someone really wanted the item. She is loved by so many and set a high standard for us to follow. We love her but God loves her more and she’s in a good place until we meet again. God bless Jim and all the family. Jan is my older niece.