Janice Irene Supple, 85, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She passed away as she lived, peacefully, in strength and with family close by.
She was born March 2, 1935 to Francis and Vivian Wills in Atchison, Kansas.
Janice married Jim Supple December 26, 1959. They shared 37 years of marriage together.
She was a 1953 graduate of Mt. St. Scholastica High School. Janice worked as a legal secretary for the Law Offices of Ball, Lowery, Page, Stillings and Caplinger in Attchison.
Janice was a devoted wife and mother who helped her husband build his career while she worked tirelessly raising seven children, while being active in St James Parish and later Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, as well as politics, PTA and volunteering.
Her legacy of love and faith will live on through her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and all those whose lives she touched.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Survivors include brother, Barry Wills; children, Karen Ellison (Clark), Thomas Supple (Barbara), Nancy Saving (Tom), Mary Bish (David), Jane Goss (Joe), Angie Downey (Jerry), Amy Supple; grandchildren, Ryan Supple, Emily Axxe, Katie Heitman, Jordan Goss, Jeremy Goss, Sarah Johnson, Morgan Hicks, Paige Downey, Carli Ellison, Charles Ellison, Andrew Hutcherson; great-grandchildren Hailey, Mila, Mattie, Henry, Willa, Cooper; and numerous extended family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 A.M. Monday, Our Lady of Guadalupe. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Parish Rosary 5:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will gather with friends following, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial donations to Mount St. Scholastic Attn: Sister Mary Agnes 801 S. 8th Street Atchison, Kansas 66002. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
