Janice Cockrum Tietyen was born on September 28, 1931 in Christopher, Illinois to parents Ralph and Inez Cockrum. She passed away peacefully on September 24, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John W. Tietyen, Jr., her parents, and her sister, Janine Cockrum. She is survived by her children, Joe (Ann) Tietyen and Janet (Doug) Mullins, all of Lexington, Kentucky.
Janice was a proud 1949 graduate of Mounds Township High School and greatly enjoyed the reunions. She enjoyed her career working with employee benefits at Westvaco (now New Page) and had many wonderful friends in Wickliffe, Ballard County, and Southern Illinois. A great supporter of education, she took pride in the University of Kentucky where Joe, Ann, and Janet work and John attended college. Janice and John golfed and danced their way through retirement. The family wishes to thank all who were helpful to her in recent years.
Visitation and services will be held at Milner and Orr Funeral Home in Wickliffe, Kentucky on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, with services and burial immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, donations to a school lunch program are suggested (Kentucky for Ghana, Inc., University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences, 102 Erikson Hall, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0050) or the charity of your choice.
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