Mrs. Janice Dean Reed, age 68, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2026.

Janice was born in Chicago, IL, on June 10, 1957, a daughter of the late James Howard Jorden and Wilma Mae Minor Jorden. She had lived the greater part of her life in the Yorkville community and was of the Baptist faith. Janice was a devoted housewife and homemaker and was also a skilled carpenter who enjoyed building many things out of wood, including furniture. She loved fishing, camping, sewing, and crocheting, and she also had a green thumb and took great pride in caring for her plants and flowers.

In addition to her parents, Janice was preceded in death by two sisters, Kathy Higgins and Bonita Penland.

Janice is survived by her husband, Benjamin L. Reed, Sr., whom she married March 16, 1974; two sons, Benjamin L. Reed, Jr. (Selena), and Paul Eric Reed (Melissa); grandchildren, Jorden R. Reed, Julianne Reed, and Jackson Reed; sister, Patricia Karen Reynolds; brother, James R. Jorden.

Funeral services for Janice will be held on Monday afternoon, March 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Roger Butler and Rev. Jerry Reeves officiating.

Janice’s family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.

Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Janice Dean Reed.