Janice Adams
June 23, 1943-Jan. 15, 2021
Janice Rose Adams, age
77, passed away peaceful-ly January 15, 2021.
Graveside services will
be held at 12:00 noon on
Saturday, February 6,
2021 at Mexia Cemetery.
Janice was born June
23, 1943 in Minot, North
Dakota to Lynn and
Mount Carmel Petersen.
She is preceded in
death by: her best friend
and love of her life of 50
years, Blake Adams Jr.,
her mother Mount Carmel
Petersen, her father Lynn
V. Petersen, brothers;
Lynn M. Petersen and
Ronald G. Petersen.
She is survived by: five
children, Sandy Carter,
Bobby Mikkelson, Kelly
Mikkelson, Tammy Bing-
ham, Cathy Adams, and
one stepson, Blake Lee
Adams; eight grandchil-
dren, and seven
great-grandchildren; and
three siblings, Danny
Petersen, Eddie Petersen,
and Timothy Petersen.
Jan was a dedicated
mother first and foremost.
She was a fierce
“mama-bear” and no one
dared cross her path
when it came to her chil-
dren. Undoubtedly, being
the matriarch of her fami-
ly was her greatest calling
in life.
She was known for not
holding back her opinion
and had a knack for tel-
ling it like it is. She told
the truth, even if it wasn’t
what you wanted to hear.
It was the “school of hard
knocks” and yes, we were
told many times how she
had to walk miles in a
blizzard to get to school.
With that said, she was
genuine to a fault, a pussy
cat at heart (or lion) and
yet she sugar-coated noth-
ing.
These words of en-
couragement, wisdom,
and sometimes comfort,
kept us in line, taught us
the “school of hard
knocks” and gave us
something to pass down
to our children.
She was an avid seam-
stress and it was far more
than a hobby, it was a pas-
sion. There was nothing
she could not create.
From Halloween cos-
tumes, prom dresses and
wedding gowns, to clothes
for her beloved grandchil-dren, it was all regarded
as an art form in our
household.
She will forever be in
our hearts, and we can all
take comfort in knowing
that she is no longer
suffering, and she is danc-
ing with her sweetheart,
together forever, in the
stars.
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