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Janice Fort Obituary

FORT, JANICE LEE, 47, of Louisville, was reborn on June 4, 2012, after a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Ralph Kiper; and grandmother, Mammy Creek.

She is survived by her husband, Donald C. Fort; her children, April, Jamie, Anthony and Izaiha Kiper. Also survived by her mother, Shirley Elliott; and siblings, Elizabeth Durbin (Mike), Joy Crawford (Robert), Judith Spinks (Scott) and James Kiper (Margie). Lee also had seven grandchildren and lots of nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Keenan's Funeral Home, 4724 Dixie Hwy (Rockford Lane) with burial in Bethany Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy in care of the family at Keenan's.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Courier-Journal on Jun. 6, 2012.

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April kiper

June 7, 2012

It's hard to come up with the right words to express how much I love my mommy my head is jumbled right now but she knows how much I love her n how much I miss her I love u mommy with all my heart!!

DONALD FORT

June 7, 2012

MY BABY AND WIFE OF 19 YEARS AND FRIEND OF 22 YEARS I WILL MISS YOU BUT NOT FORGET YOU AND WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU AND THE TIME THAT WE SHARED TOGETHER. THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES THE HAPPY AND SAD TIMES. YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE AND THE KIDS LIFE YOUR SUFFERING IS OVER AND YOU ARE WITH GOD. REST IN PEACE BABY

CARMEN LEWIS

June 6, 2012

TO THE FAMILY,MY HEART IS HEAVY RIGHT NOW,LEE AN I HAVE BEEN BESTFRIENDS SINCE ELEM SCHOOL,WAS IN GIRL SCOUTS TOGETHER,DRILL TEAM.STAYED ALL NITE WITH EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.LEE,YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER ANYMORE,YOUR NOW WITH JESUS.I LOVE YOU AND WILL MISS YOU DEARLY,,,,,,PASTOR CARMEN LEWIS

Rebecca Smith

June 6, 2012

Shirley, Lee will be missed so much at Dialysis. She was the highlight of all of us, we are gonna miss that sweet smile. She become a very close personal friend of mine over the past year we shared jokes, stories, and many great times together. I will forever miss you Lee, You will be our angel and laugh with all of us through our journey's of life. Love you.

June 6, 2012

SHIRLEY IA M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, JANICE HAD A WONDERFUL SPIRIT AND A KIND NATURE SHE WILL BE MISSED. LOVE BRENDA DANIELS

June 6, 2012

SHIRLEY I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. JANICE HAD A WONDERFUL SPIRIT AND A KIND NATURE SHE WILL BE MISSED. LOVE BRENDA DANIELS

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