Janice VanZant Harper Alt

MARROWBONE – Janice VanZant Harper Alt, 84, formerly of Glasgow, passed away Saturday, August 2, 202, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. A native of Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Stanley and Francis Monday VanZant.

Janice was “Moma”, “Granny”, and “Nanny Bell”. She loved to cook, go to horse shows, beauty pageants, dance recitals, and antique shops. She was a nurse, a Queen Red Hatter, and a member of the VFW & ladies auxiliary. She “witched” several oil, gas, and water wells. She was a lover of animals, westerns, eating ice cream, and listening to Summer Shade Pickers. She also loved visits from her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include one daughter, Jan Hunt (Clay); two sons, Buddy Harper (Brandy), and Todd Harper; nine grandchildren, Brandon Harper, Meghann McIntyre, Heather Perry (Logan), Cole McIntyre, Zack Harper (Brittany), Hannah Harper, Reece Harper, Taylor Ashford, and Jessica Hunt; two sisters-in-law, Debbie Harper and Betty Cooksey; one brother-in-law, Kenny Watson; special friends: Sue Garrett Schmidt and Jeff Hunt; several great-grandchildren; nieces, and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Alt; the father of her children, Paul Harvey Harper; one son, Jerry Paul Harper; one sister, Joann Gibson; two sisters-in-law, Lizzie Bell White and Norma Watson; four brothers-in-law, Jessie Harper, James White, Larry Cooksey, and Garfield Gibson.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. After the funeral, friends and family will be invited to the Glasgow VFW to share a meal.