Janice D. Cropper, 83, of Maysville, passed away Monday, November 9, 2026.
She was born in Lewis County on August 2, 1943, a daughter of the late Hobert and Lillie Silvey Dummitt.
A member of Highland Christian Church, Janice was a devoted prayer warrior with a beautiful singing voice and a lively spirit. She enjoyed gospel music and loved worshipping with her family.
Janice retired from the Buffalo Trace District Health Department in Maysville where she supported the Women, Infants, and Children program and Environmental Services. She treasured the friendships she made there.
Janice and her husband, Tom, raised their family in Mason County, where they worked side by side growing tobacco and raising beef cattle. She loved cooking for her family and traveling with friends and family. Among her favorite memories were family camping trips, especially mornings when Tom cooked breakfast, and days spent boating with her siblings on Lake Cumberland, Cave Run, and Lake Erie. Whenever her grandsons were involved in something, Janice loved to be there. She cheered them on at cattle shows and dirt-track races and even fired a few rounds with them now and then.
Survivors include two daughters, Beth (Mark) Love and Greta (Harvey) Stanfield; one brother, Michael Dummitt of Harrison, Ohio; four grandchildren, Brandon (Shelby) Love, Matthew (Haley) Love, Garrett Stanfield (McKayla Raines), and Michael (Mandy) Stanfield-Fegley; one great-granddaughter, Kasey Kay Love; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Cropper; a sister, Betty Petty; and a brother, Charles Dummitt.
Janice’s family extends its heartfelt thanks to her caregivers at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation for the kindness and compassion they showed her.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Moore and Parker Funeral Home in Maysville with Justin Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Lewis County Memory Gardens at Black Oak.
Friends may visit from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Love, Matthew Love, Garrett Stanfield, Michael Stanfield-Fegley, Dan Dummitt, and Jeff Dummitt. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Love, Harvey Stanfield, Brett Scott, and Jonathan Wagner.
Memorial contributions may be made to Highland Christian Church, 4037 KY 10, Maysville, KY 41056, or Tollesboro Christian Church, 3684 W KY 10, Tollesboro, KY 41189.
Condolences may be sent at www.MooreAndParkerFh.com.
