Janice Marie Ogle Lear

Janice Marie Ogle Lear, 77, cherished wife of Robert Jewell Lear for 49 years, was welcomed to her heavenly home on Monday, November 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Greentown, Indiana, on May 15, 1942, to the late Rev. William Monroe and Audra Lavon Sprong Ogle. Jan was a member of Southland Christian Church and was retired from Psimer & Associates as a bookkeeper. She is survived by three daughters, Edna (Dennis) Spain, Cathryn Lear, and Linda Lear; siblings Linda (John) Echelbarger and Charlotte (Bob) Nulf; and Joy Boone who was like a daughter to her. She was preceded in death by a sister, Wilda Hawk. She was loved and cherished by all whose lives she touched. We look forward to the day we will be greeted again by her loving smile. Until then, we know she is with her Heavenly Father. Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Betts & West Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. Bearers will be Rob Nulf, Brian Nulf, Todd Echelbarger, Dustin Echelbarger, Tony Porter, and Paul Coakley. In lieu of flowers, we request that you honor Mom’s memory by donating to the Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes in Nicholasville, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s research.