Janice Ashworth

Janice Erina Emery Ashworth, 73, of Asheboro, died Monday, October 31, 2022, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, with Pastor Jason Cheek and Rev. Frank Barrett officiating. Burial will follow at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Seagrove.

Born in Moore County, NC, on March 7, 1949, Janice was the daughter of the late William Samuel Emery and Lena Mae Thurman Emery. She was retired from Randolph Hospital and worked for Luck's for over 30 years. She was a member of Unity Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed online coloring, working jigsaw puzzles and traveling to the mountains. Janice loved her family and her dog, Buddy.

Surviving are her husband, Jerold Ashworth of the home; daughter, Janice Sonya Smith and husband, H. L. Smith, III of Asheboro; son, James Patrick Lambe of Asheboro; sister, Audrey Walker of Asheboro; grandchildren, Dayvid Misner, Taylor C. Smith, H. Alex Smith; and great granddaughter, Nova Misner.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Ridge Funeral Home in Asheboro.

Memorials may be made to Unity Grove Baptist Church, Building Fund, 849 Mt. Carmel Road, Carthage, NC 28327.