Janice Amelia (Hester) Pemberton, age 73, of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away in peace at her home surrounded by her loving children on Friday, April 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
Janice was born in Prairie Grove near Fayetteville, Arkansas on January 19, 1950 to Louis Otis Hester and Dell Bernice (King) Hester.
Janice “Mrs. P.” Pemberton was very proud to have been a recreational specialist for the Tennessee Prison for Women (TPW) now known as the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center (DJRC), from which she retired in 2019 after well over a decade of working with, and on behalf of, her “ladies” and coworkers. She was known to be kind always and exceptionally fair-minded.
She was fiercely loving to and very proud of her twin daughters and three grandchildren and will long be remembered for her independent spirit, enduring devotion to her family and friends, and her great love of learning, reading and growing her library of books for “As Long as the Sun and Moon Shall Endure.”
Janice is preceded in death by her husband, Farris Leon Pemberton; parents, Otis and Dell Hester; and sisters, Melanie Marie Hester and Rosetta Jane Landelius.
She is survived by her daughters; B. Dawn Camp (Austin Camp) and M. Shawn Pemberton (Amanda Burns); best friend and oldest granddaughter,Tracy Desiree Pemberton (Matt Farjo), precious and loving granddaughter Alora “Alora Bora” Jasper N. Camp (Logan Ryan), and her “Budroe”, youngest and only grandson, William Braiden Camp; Brothers, Lloyd Combs, Charles Hester, Louis M. “Beaver” Hester, Louis Otis Hester Jr., Lucas Hester, Lain Hester, Landis Hester, and Lyndel Hester; and sisters, Nancy Townsend and Kaye Dozier;
She had numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends who loved and adored her.
May Janice Amelia’s memory always be an inspiration of love, acceptance and kindness.
A private celebration of life event will be held on a future date.
Online condolences can be left at cheathamcountyfh.com Cheatham County Funeral Home 615-792-2552
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