04/29/2026
Janie Carol Couch, age 79, of Hazard, KY, passed Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at her home. She was a retired teacher of Perry County Schools. Janie loved being a Teacher at Dennis C. Wooton Elementary and a Cheer Coach at M.C.Napier High School. She attended the Old Regular Baptist Church in Airport Gardens for many years.
Janie was the Daughter of the late Alfred Combs & Wilma Jean Sizemore Combs.
She is survived by One Daughter: Karen Spurlock (Traviss), Hazard, KY; One Brother: Gene Rice (Peggy), Hazard; Two Grandchildren: Courtney Spurlock & Trevor Spurlock; Niece: Jill Rice; Nephew: Jon Rice, and A Host of Family & Friends.
Arrangements are being handled by Maggard's Mtn. View Chapel in Hazard where the family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Friday, May 1, 2026. Funeral service will be at Maggard's Mtn. View Chapel at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 1, 2026, Mike Smith officiating. Interment will be at Sizemore Family Cemetery at Airport Gardens in Hazard, KY.