Janice M. (Roth) Barr

Janice M. (Roth) Barr, 80, of Bluffton, Indiana, and a former longtime resident of Monroeville, passed away Saturday February 2, 2019 at her daughter’s residence in Anderson.

Janice was born on January 15, 1939 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Frank S. Bailey and the late Gladys (Rhynard) Bailey. She was united in marriage to Kenneth L. Roth on May 2, 1973 in Jonesboro, Tennessee, who passed away on August 12, 1991. She then married John J. Barr and he preceded her in death on July 12, 2003.

She was a former member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Decatur.

Janice worked at Dolco Packaging for 19 years, retiring in 1996.

Survivors include her son, William (Karen) Hart of Monroeville; two daughters, Treva (Lloyd) Johnson, of Anderson, and Sandra Roth of Bluffton; son-in-law, Roger Hodle of Bluffton; three sisters, Evelyn (Jerry) Ickes of Montpelier, IN, Kathleen (Brady) McCoy of Branson, MO, and Joyce Ayres of Celina, OH; ten grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 12 step-great-grandchildren.

Janice was preceded in death by a son, Neal Hart; two daughters, Cynthia Nieves and Donna Hodle; two sisters, Edna Mae Bleeke & Esther Geissler; two brothers, Richard L. & Wilbur Bailey; two grandchildren, Ronald “Bubba” Sorg, and Chelsea Kay Hart.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur with Pastor Ernie Suman officiating. Interment will follow in the Decatur Cemetery.

Friends and Family will be received from 2-4 p.m. and 5-7p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral home in Decatur and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the Funeral Home.

Preferred memorials can be made to Kindred Hospice or American Cancer Society.