Janice Marie George-Jones

Passed 02/08/2022

Janice Marie George-Jones, 60, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, transitioned into eternal life on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 in the peace and love of her home. Janice was a true and faithful woman of God, a hard worker who offered love to all she knew. She was born in Harrisburg, daughter of the late William F., Sr. and Phyllis (Hamn) George. Janice shared her life with seven siblings; five brothers and two sisters. Janice received her formal education in the Harrisburg School District and was a graduate of Harrisburg High School. Having a desire to further her education, she attended North Carolina A & T University where she received her Bachelors’ Degree and her Master’s Degree in Communications. In 1990, Janice was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ~ Epsilon Sigma Omega Chapter of Harrisburg. During her working career, she lived and worked in Baltimore, Maryland; Ohio and Southern California as a Division Manager for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company from where she retired in 2005. Janice was united in marriage to Michael Jones for 20 years. She relocated to California where her husband resided. During her time in California, in addition to working full-time and being a wife, she fed the homeless, provided employment skills to incarcerated men & women and witnessed to those she randomly met. Her heart was always with and for people. When our mother became ill, she returned to Pennsylvania to assist in her care, not knowing that through this move across the US, a ministry would be birthed. Janice listened to the prompting of the Holy Spirit and with her servant’s heart and desire to serve others; she birthed AHBP (Allison Hill Beautification Project). Janice was an Old Testament Saint of God; we called her Little Moses with a Joshua Spirit. She followed God with every part of her being. God told her, “Do what I have called you to do and I will provide for you” and that’s exactly what she did and God never failed her. Janice served tirelessly and gave her all as she followed God’s voice. The Allison Hill community became her battle ground, daily she dressed in her war clothes and hit the streets of the city; it didn’t matter if it was hot, cold or rainy. Janice wore two hats, a missionary martyr for the Lord and a loving daughter, sister and aunt. Janice’s assignment was to beautify neglected porches and vacant homes by dressing them with furniture, novelties, flowers and encouraging pictures. She would often say I can’t believe people throw good things in the trash. So their trash became the city’s treasure. She swept, raked, pulled weeds, pushed wheelbarrows, hand trucks with chairs and couches on them, cut, sawed, nailed and tied down many things to beautify the city and decrease the neglected areas in the neighborhoods. She would work sun-up to sun-down. In her warrior clothes, she looked homeless, but she cleaned the streets of Harrisburg and the hearts of the people. God gave her victory. She had NO fear and she witnessed to all about the goodness of the Lord and salvation. She attended several churches in the area, but her church was the streets of Harrisburg until the day she took her last breath. In addition to her parents, Janice was preceded in death by her son, Jared Michael and two of her brothers, Royce Hamn of Virginia and Floyd Hamn of Pennsylvania. Janice leaves to celebrate her life and her legacy of steadfast faith, love and devotion to her two sisters and brother-in-law, Karen and Vernon Anderson and Twanna George; her three brothers and sisters-in-law, Christopher and Amelia George, Curtis and Samette George, all of Pennsylvania and Ray and LaTanya George of Virginia; her three half-sisters, Crystal George-Carey, Nekeya Turane and Vista Gillespie, all of Virginia; her three half-brothers, David Mathis of Alabama and Keith Moore, both of Pennsylvania and Monte George of Virginia and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends who are saddened by her transition, but have the blessed assurance of her eternal life. Janice‘s life will be celebrated on Friday, February 18 in the Chapel of the Major H. Winfield Funeral Home, Steelton with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and Services at 11:00 a.m. followed by burial in Paxtang Cemetery. Live Streaming of the service will be available on the Major H. Winfield Funeral Home’s YouTube page. COVID-19 Guidelines will be observed with face masks for all attendees. www.majorhwinfieldfuneralhome.com