Reverend Janice Gay Cooley, age 72, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 29th, 2021. Janice Gay Cooley was born December 31st, 1948 in Borger, Texas to her late parents Vernon Leroy Dorman and Mildred Ellene Dorman. Janice pursued her calling by attending Southwestern Bible College. There she met the love of her life Otho.
Janice married Her precious Otho and they become missionaries for 37 years, first to the American Indians, then serving 18 years in the Philippines before returning to the United States. Reverend Janice Cooley graciously served many in her home but was also a gifted teacher and taught in the Bible schools in the Southern Philippines. She also loved to teach children and to play the piano with Otho as they lead in worship.
Together they dedicated their lives to serving God and others.
She enjoyed her and Otho’s fishing adventures & studying end time prophecy. She absolutely loved spending time with all her girls watching the cooking channel and sending Pinterest ideas for the next recipe to try. Purple was her favorite color and anything that sparkled caught her eye. She looked forward to Georgia Football games at Becky and Tom’s and loved her some chicken wings! Our newest addition Juliet Rose was the sunshine of her day and told everyone she could about her beautiful granddaughters and their wonderful husbands.
She was preceded in death by her parents Vernon and Mildred Dorman, her husband Reverend Otho Lee Cooley, brother- in- law Thomas Cooley, niece Laura Durham, and her husband John Durham.
Reverend Janice Cooley is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Gail Sheppard; son-in-law Scott Sheppard; daughter Rebecca Lee Sizemore ; son- in-law Thomas Sizemore; granddaughters Kaitlin Camlic & Cara Calderon- Calero; husband Justin Camlic & Bismarck Calderon -Calero, great granddaughter Juliet Rose Calderon; sister Marylin Elaine Dixon; husband Delbert, great nephews Justin and Colin Durham, niece Ronda Dixon and family; nephew Danny Dixon and family; Son of her heart Robert Repolo from the Philippines ;Sister - in- law Valarie Cooley , nephew Shannon Cooley and family; other family members and a host of brothers and sisters in Christ.
