Ms. Janice Lorraine Nelson was born August 26, 1957 in Columbia, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late of Rosa Lee Brown and Melton Robinson of South Carolina. She departed this life on December 12, 2017.

“Lo”, as she was affectionately known, attended school locally, graduating from Booker T. Washington High School. She was a dedicated employee at the University of South Carolina of 32 years.

Janice lived a happy life and always greeted everyone with a warm, beautiful smile.

Left to cherish precious memories are her daughter Eugenia R. Nelson, and son, Dehaven Johnson, Jr.; two grandsons, Jayshon Nelson and Jerel Jones, and three great-grandchildren, all of Columbia, South Carolina; four sisters: Emma Seibles, Jackie McCants, Sherry (Herman) Logan of Columbia, South Carolina, and Sybol English of North Carolina; and five brothers: Mark (Tamika) Brown, Ronnie Brown, Ricky Brown, Curtis (Lois) Younger, all of Columbia, South Carolina, and Charles (Laborad) Brown of Atlanta, Georgia. She also leaves an uncle, Robert (Eden) Harrison of Columbia, South Carolina, and a host of nieces, nephews, others relatives, and dear friends.