Janice Bahlman

Pridemore

Janice Pridemore, 70, of Sweetwater, Texas earned her Heavenly wings on Sunday, February 12, 2023, while resting peacefully at home with her family by her side. She endured a lengthy illness with strength and courage, especially for the ones she loved.

Janice Elaine Bahlman was born on August 29, 1952, in Robert Lee, Texas to Melvin and Tressie Bahlman. Janice was in the Sweetwater High School class of 1970, and she married Mike Pridemore on February 28, 1984.  She was a member of the 4 ^th and Elm Church of Christ in Sweetwater. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Sweetwater from 1972 to 2002, and later owned and operated Bahlman Cleaners from 2003 until her retirement in 2019. Janice was an avid reader and she enjoyed quilting, cross stitching, painting, and studying handwriting analysis. A soft-hearted soul, she loved singing, doing yard work and gardening, and she was an excellent cook. She especially loved her cousins and her dogs and cats and being Gran Jan to her grandchildren.

Janice is survived by her son Kelly Halstead and Brandi Clark of Sweetwater; her grandson Kolt Halstead and Michaela Madrid and their daughter, Kennedy of Buffalo Gap, TX; her sister Carla Morgan and her husband Scott of Sweetwater; her niece Marisa Daniel and husband Dylan, and their children Charlie, Kelsye and Landon Daniel of Abilene, TX; her step grandsons Tyson and Tanner Engle and their families; her sister-in-law Sandy Licht and her family; and numerous cousins.

Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Tressie Bahlman, her husband Mike Pridemore, and her sister-in-law, Charlotte Mitchell.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home, 401 E 3 ^rd St., Sweetwater, TX. A Visitation for friends and family will be at the funeral home on Thursday, February 16, from 5:00 to 7:00PM. Funeral services will be at the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with Robert Teague and Dr. Michael Harbour officiating on Friday, February 17, at 10:00AM, followed by graveside services at Sweetwater Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Kelly Halstead, Kolt Halstead, Lanny Bahlman, Danny Bahlman and other cousins.

Honorary pallbearers are Larry George Kennedy and Paul Dalton.