Janice Bowden Aliff

Janice Bowden Aliff of Teays, WV went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday May 26, 2024 at her daughter’s home surrounded by pets and family. She was born in New Bedford, MA on April 4, 1937, the first of two children, to the late Roscoe Snow and Charlotte E. Ledbury Bowden. Her earliest years were spent in Walpole, Massachusetts where she graduated from Walpole High School in 1954. Janice then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Simon’s Women’s College School of Nursing in 1959. She married James Richard Aliff of St. Albans, WV on September 6, 1957, celebrating over 63 years of marriage when he passed away. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, a sister, Marilyn Campbell; son, David Lee Aliff; several aunts and uncles. Janice moved to West Virginia after college and began a nursing career at Charleston Memorial Hospital, where she was an OR surgical nurse and was on the first open heart surgery performed at the hospital. She worked for many years at Charleston Memorial and was on the hospital bowling team, and later worked as a surgical nurse for Putnam General Hospital where she worked until her retirement. Janice was a member of Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and played the organ for over 30 years. She also had many hobbies including sewing, quilting, cooking, and gardening. She loved quilting with friends and always had great food on the table. Janice also had a love of animals, she rescued quite a few and had too many pets to mention them all. She is survived by her daughter: Amy Bowles (Jarrod) of Scott Depot, WV; granddaughters: Ashlynn and Alexis; sister-in-law: Janis Aliff of Springfield, VA; brother in-law: Kenneth Campbell of Holliston, MA and his children: niece, Andrea and nephew, Matt; and her cat, Blackie Piper. Funeral Service for Janice will be 1:00pm Saturday June 1, 2024 at Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church 3926 Teays Valley Road Hurricane, WV 25526 with Rev. Dr. John D. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park St. Albans, WV. Friends may visit the family an hour prior to the service at the church. Anyone wishing to leave an online memory may do so by visiting her tribute page at: www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com. Chapman Funeral Home 3941 Teays Valley Road Hurricane, WV 25526 is honored to serve the Aliff family again.

Janice Bowden Aliff

April 4, 1937 - May 26, 2024