Janice Carolyn McCoy, age 86, of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. She was born October 24, 1939, on a small farm in Clarksville, Arkansas to Ralph Lynden Hickey and Gertie Mae Jennings. While she was in high school, her family migrated to Detroit, Michigan so her father could work in the steel mills.
In 1962, she married Peter Rudolph McCoy in Detroit, Michigan and they had two children, Peter Lyn McCoy and Carolyn Jeanette McCoy. Janice and Peter shared nearly six decades of marriage before Pete’s passing in November 2021. In addition to raising her grandchildren, together, they served as Agape foster parents to 18 children over the years, opening their home and hearts to children in need.
Affectionately known to her grandchildren as “Beeber,” Janice was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and a longtime member of Grace Pointe Church of Christ. Her legacy of love and care lives on through her family, friends, and the many foster children she and Pete welcomed into their home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Rudolph McCoy; her parents, Ralph Lynden Hickey and Gertie Mae Jennings; and her brother, Ralph Lynden Hickey, Jr. and his wife, JoAnn Arbuckle Hickey.
She is survived by her children, Peter Lyn McCoy (Kimberly) and Carolyn Jeanette McCoy; grandsons, Andrew Reid McCoy (Elle), Christopher Lyn McCoy (Maddie), Matthew Narmour, Calvin Narmour (Chastity); great-grandsons, Syrius, Isakk, and Jaxon Narmour; Nieces Jody Hickey Nixon (David), and Leatha Hickey Bailey (Tommy) and many other great nephews and nieces.
Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Friday October 9, 2026 at 10:00 am at Alabama Heritage, with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 am. Burial will take place at Alabama Heritage immediately afterward.
