Janet was born on December 29,1950, to Roby and Mary Ruth Welch. She married John Louis Stice II on December 16, 1968. They were married until John's death on August 21, 2002. They had three daughters and four grandchildren.

Janet died on January 3, 2016, after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, her father, and her brother Gene. She is survived by her mother, her sister Barbara, and her daughters and grandchildren. Her funeral service was January 6, 2016, followed by her burial at Coffman Cemetery in Anna, Texas.