Janice Denise Gaspard

Mrs. Gaspard died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at age 32, in Oklahoma City.

She was born Jan. 9, 1971, in Wichita, Kan., to Varnie M. Bell and Wilbert
G. Burgess. After elementary school, she attended and graduated from North
High School in Wichita, where she was an honor student, cheerleader and
volleyball player. She attended Cowley County Junior College until her
enlistment in the Army, where she attained the rank of staff sergeant
During her 12-year military career, she served in Korea; Ft. Bragg, N.C.;
Germany; Croatia; Fort Gordon, Ga.; and Fort Sill. During her military
career she earned many awards and commendations for her distinguished
service. She married Justin Gaspard in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 5, 1998.

Survivors include her husband, of the home; two sons: X. Dominique Reese
and Joshua E. Reese, of the home; a daughter, Jada D. Gaspard, of the
home; a sister and brother-in-law, Nikki and Ron Burgess, Little Rock,
Ark.; a brother, Wilbert G. Burgess Jr., Wichita; a grandmother, Maudline
Burgess, Wichita; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father. Her sister, Brenda Ewans,
Clarendon, Ark., died with her Saturday.

*Information from Lawton Constitution 28 May 2003 edition