Janice is survived by her spouse, Alsey Joseph Ellis of Mobile, Alabama. She is also survived by her sons: Russell Douglas Ellis of Daphne, Alabama; Jeffrey Scott Ellis and his spouse Cecilia of Fosters, Alabama; Clinton Joseph Ellis and his spouse Lari of Bay Minette, Alabama; and Matthew Jerrold Ellis and his spouse Valerie of Mobile, Alabama. Her sisters, Christine Boman and her spouse Rolland, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Betty McCool of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, also survive her.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Morris Corkren and Jimmie Nell Corkren; her brothers-in-law, O’neal McCool and Edward Ellis; and her sister-in-law, Linda Rogers.
Serving as pallbearers: Scott Ellis, Chris Abernathy, Hunter Ellis, Levi Ellis, Jim Boman, and Bill Moore.
Honorary pallbearers include Sharon and Rae Baker, Bootsie Hartley, Gary and Hazel Peterson, Buddy Miller, all of her nieces and nephews, all of her extended family and friends, Englewood Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Bible Baptist Church of Spanish Fort, Alabama, and the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
Janice Corkren Ellis gained her heavenly reward at the age of 79 years old on November 10th, 2025. She graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1964. She went on to attend Shelton State School of Nursing and had over a 25-year career in nursing. She worked in many different departments at DCH Medical Center in Tuscaloosa and nursing homes in Northport and Moundville. She became a nursing instructor with the Career Development Institute, where she taught many students how to have a successful path in the healthcare profession. She went to work at Indian Rivers Behavioral Health of Tuscaloosa as a psychiatric nurse and moved up to the director of “A Women’s Place”, a drug rehabilitation center for women. She left nursing and became a family service counselor for Memory Hill Gardens in Tuscaloosa, Sunset Funeral Home in Northport, and Mobile Memorial Gardens in Mobile.
Her favorite things to do were to spend time with her husband of 45 years, being with her cats that she treated like family, and to talk to her sisters, family, and friends. She loved getting out and looking at God’s creations, from the bay at the Fairhope pier to Cade’s Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. She made many trips through the years to the beach and mountains with her sisters, nieces, and other family members, and cherished every single one of them. She was always on the move, starting from a young age with her friend Sharon on their bicycles (sandwiches in hand) in elementary school, then later riding around in her car with her friends Sharon, Bootsie, and Pat when they were teenagers in high school. After she retired, she loved to just hop in the car with Joe, grab something to eat, and ride for hours looking at sights in the country and seeing the ocean. She is now at complete peace in Heaven with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, seeing beautiful sights that we can only imagine.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
