Mary Janice Cooper, 90 of Leonardtown, MD died November 3, 2011 at St. Mary's Nursing Center. Born June 25, 1921 in Dameron, MD she was the daughter of the late James Douglas Dunbar and Mary Lilian (Armsworthy) Dunbar.

Spending her whole life in St. Mary's County, Janice attended Great Mills Elementary and Great Mills High Schools. On December 11, 1943 she married Carl Thomas Cooper before he was shipped out to North Africa for World War II. After the war, the couple resided on Cedar Lane Road where she gave birth to her only child, Patricia Ann in June 1946. In 1951, they built a home on Medleys Neck Road where they lived for over 45 years. Janice was an accomplished seamstress and did alterations for many years in Leonardtown at Sparlings Department Store. She was well known in Leonardtown as "Little Bit".

Janice is survived by her daughter, Patricia Goin of Leonardtown, MD, granddaughters, Mary Alice Hatfield and Judith Leppo of Baltimore, MD and four great-grandsons.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl T. Cooper on January 18, 1996.

Family will receive friends on Monday, November 7, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers will be recited at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady's Church, 41348 Medleys Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.