Janice Latrice Jenkins Lawson was born June 19, 1966, in Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan, to Katherine Carr Jenkins and James Clark. She passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
She later moved to Greensboro, Alabama, in 2015 to be closer to her children. She resigned in Moundville, Alabama, in 2025. Janice accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at New Bethel Apostolic Church in Detroit, Michigan. In 2019, she married Keenan Lawson and became a member of Third Street Church of God in Greensboro, Alabama.
Janice received her formal education in Detroit Public Schools. She enjoyed singing, dancing, watching African movies, being the life of the party, and spending time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Clark; her mother, Katherine Carr Jenkins; two brothers, Floyd B. Jenkins and Cecil C. Jenkins; and one sister, Cheryle Landers Cummings.
Survivors
She leaves to cherish her memory eleven children:- Michelle Jenkins (Timothy Stallworth) of Moundville, Alabama
- Denise Polk (Dion Wilson)
- Keshia Jenkins of Greensboro, Alabama
- Katherine Polk of Cleveland, Ohio
- Milton Garvin (Jazlyn Wells) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Stepford Jenkins of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Stephon Jenkins of Orlando, Florida
- Semaj Barham
- Mary Jenkins
- Katherine Arnett
- Malaysia Cooper of Detroit, Michigan
