Biography: Janice Parsons Byars, of Little Rock, Arkansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 from complications of Alzheimer?s disease. She was born December 1, 1948, in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Jack G. Parsons and the late Dorothy Waller Parsons. Janice attended Little Rock Public Schools and graduated from Hall High School in 1966. She attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Janice graduated in 1970 with a degree in Business Administration. She worked for McKay Realty after graduation. Janice married W. Randall Byars in 1977 and enjoyed 34 years of marriage until his death in 2011. In partnership with Elizabeth Grant, Janice opened the first designer shoe salon, ELISE, in the Pulaski Bank Building in the early 1980's. Janice earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from UALR in 1987 and became a licensed Social Worker in the State of Arkansas. She worked in local mental health facilities for many years. Janice also operated a retail business that focused on luxury linens in Little Rock, AR and in Batesville, AR. Janice also volunteered her time and energy to her church community of St. Mark?s Episcopal Church. Janice loved dogs, and was especially partial to Dachshunds. Janice?s vivacious personality and sense of humor will be missed by all who knew her. Janice is survived by her sister in-law Georgianna McKown and her husband Conrad of North Little Rock, AR. There will be a burial service of her cremains at the Columbarium at St. Mark?s Episcopal Church on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. The service will be officiated by The Reverend Danny Schieffler. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to St. Mark?s Episcopal Church, 1000 North Mississippi Street, Little Rock, AR, 72205.