Since Janice left us to be with the Lord, I have spent much time thinking of her – the wonderful person she was. She gave her heart to God when she was very young, receiving the Holy Ghost and being baptized in Jesus name when she was still in school, and then continuing on to live for Him until He took her home.

She was a very intelligent person having graduated from high school as valedictorian of her graduating class, then on to Louisiana Tech to receive her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. After graduation she accepted an engineering position with South-Central Bell. She worked many years there and went on to retire.

Before her retirement she started china painting as a pastime. She painted beautifully. After her retirement she could devote much more time to her hobby, and took lessons which improved her skills. Her home is filled with the most beautiful pictures you have ever seen.

Janice loved the older members of her family and was especially kind to them. My mother’s younger sister, Bessie (whom I will call Beek), lived alone several years after losing her husband, Dallas. Before Beek’s death she often told me about kind things Janice did for her, such as bringing her large quantities of fresh strawberries, peaches, and so forth. Beek felt her love through many acts of kindness.

But my thoughts of her seem to keep going back to Black Lake. She loved to fish and could catch a stringer full all by herself. Much has been written about Black Lake in our Cain Family Newsletter. All the Cain siblings have either lived there or visited there. Janice spent a lot of time there catching her fish. And then I remembered – most of the Black Lake fishermen have gone home to be with the Lord. I would like to list some of the ones who enjoyed the lake so much: Aunt Ruth and Uncle Olon Manning; Mom and Pop (May and Elmer Ward), Ada and Carl Barker, Dallas and Bessie Longstreath, Meredith Hilburn, Jackie and Red Williamson, Polly and Dan Agee, Wanda Vallee, Dutch Dupree, Richard Jones, and Joyce Ward. And now Janice has joined them. If we fish in heaven, I know they are having a great time over there.

These are some of my thoughts. I’m sure there are others who were closer to her than I, but I wanted to express myself—thanks for allowing me to.