Janice Hollis Whitaker, 77, departed this life for her Heavenly home on April 16, 2021. Services will be held on Thursday April 22, 2021, at 2:00 pm at the 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter and Peel Funeral Home and Crematory in Columbus, MS. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Janice was born on June 15, 1943 in Vernon, AL, to the late J.B. Hollis and Adean Hawkins Hollis. She was an avid student, especially in math and graduated Central High School in Jackson, MS, in 1961. Janice was the beloved wife of the late Stephan Whitaker. They married in 2007 in a beautiful beachside ceremony in Cancun, Mexico. They lived together in Jackson, MS, before relocating to Alabama approximately seventeen years ago. They spent the last thirty years together raising their fur babies, Pokey and Chester, and spending time at home enjoying the beautiful sunsets from their back patio. Janice had quite the green thumb and was known throughout her neighborhood for her beautiful flowers. Steve and Janice also enjoyed attending country music concerts, travelling, watching football games, and spending time with family. She was a member of the Branch at Mission Hills in Alabaster, AL. She often spoke of her church family and especially enjoyed her Sunday School group.
Janice was born on June 15, 1943 in Vernon, AL, to the late J.B. Hollis and Adean Hawkins Hollis. She was an avid student, especially in math and graduated Central High School in Jackson, MS, in 1961. Janice was the beloved wife of the late Stephan Whitaker. They married in 2007 in a beautiful beachside ceremony in Cancun, Mexico. They lived together in Jackson, MS, before relocating to Alabama approximately seventeen years ago. They spent the last thirty years together raising their fur babies, Pokey and Chester, and spending time at home enjoying the beautiful sunsets from their back patio. Janice had quite the green thumb and was known throughout her neighborhood for her beautiful flowers. Steve and Janice also enjoyed attending country music concerts, travelling, watching football games, and spending time with family. She was a member of the Branch at Mission Hills in Alabaster, AL. She often spoke of her church family and especially enjoyed her Sunday School group.
Janice Hollis Whitaker, 77, departed this life for her Heavenly home on April 16, 2021. Services will be held on Thursday April 22, 2021, at 2:00 pm at the 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter and Peel Funeral Home and Crematory in Columbus, MS. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Janice was born on June 15, 1943 in Vernon, AL, to the late J.B. Hollis and Adean Hawkins Hollis. She was an avid student, especially in math and graduated Central High School in Jackson, MS, in 1961. Janice was the beloved wife of the late Stephan Whitaker. They married in 2007 in a beautiful beachside ceremony in Cancun, Mexico. They lived together in Jackson, MS, before relocating to Alabama approximately seventeen years ago. They spent the last thirty years together raising their fur babies, Pokey and Chester, and spending time at home enjoying the beautiful sunsets from their back patio. Janice had quite the green thumb and was known throughout her neighborhood for her beautiful flowers. Steve and Janice also enjoyed attending country music concerts, travelling, watching football games, and spending time with family. She was a member of the Branch at Mission Hills in Alabaster, AL. She often spoke of her church family and especially enjoyed her Sunday School group.
Janice was born on June 15, 1943 in Vernon, AL, to the late J.B. Hollis and Adean Hawkins Hollis. She was an avid student, especially in math and graduated Central High School in Jackson, MS, in 1961. Janice was the beloved wife of the late Stephan Whitaker. They married in 2007 in a beautiful beachside ceremony in Cancun, Mexico. They lived together in Jackson, MS, before relocating to Alabama approximately seventeen years ago. They spent the last thirty years together raising their fur babies, Pokey and Chester, and spending time at home enjoying the beautiful sunsets from their back patio. Janice had quite the green thumb and was known throughout her neighborhood for her beautiful flowers. Steve and Janice also enjoyed attending country music concerts, travelling, watching football games, and spending time with family. She was a member of the Branch at Mission Hills in Alabaster, AL. She often spoke of her church family and especially enjoyed her Sunday School group.
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