Mrs. Janie D. Rush

January 23, 1957 - May 21, 2021

The passing of Mrs. Janie D. Rush, age 64, at Duke University Hospital, is being announced by her family. Janie was born in Durham, North Carolina on January 23, 1957, to her parents, the late Roy Dollar and Addie Roberts Daye. Janie received her education from Durham Public schools. She worked as a driver for the public school system and also drove for several different transportation companies throughout her adult years. Her interests included her family, gardening, reading, writing poems, learning calligraphy and computing. She devoted much of her time and energy towards caring for and teaching her grandchildren. Mrs. Janie's charm and smile touched and enlightened many. Her grace and presence shall truly be missed. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Terry Daye and sisters Mary Turner and Ella Turrentine. Left to cherish her memory her husband, Lacy Garland Smith; children, Erica Tameka Daye, Lationa Michelle Daye and Travis Javon Daye; sisters, Hattie Hargraves (Lilbert) and Helen Daye; brothers, Charles Daye (Norma), James Alfred Daye and Arthur Daye; seven grandchildren; and a host of extended family members and friends. A graveside service of celebration to honor the life of Janie will be held on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., at Jones Family Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina, with viewing beginning at 12:30 p.m.