Janice Gold

Janice Rae Gold, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend,
passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Sand Springs, OK, following several years
of living with dementia. She was 93. Janice was born to Ray and Polly Brown in Yale,
OK, on October 27, 1931. A lifelong resident of Sand Springs, she taught for 25 years at
Clyde Boyd Junior High School as a ninth-grade English teacher and librarian. She also
played the piano for the choir and for soloists for band and choir at Boyd.

Janice was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sand Springs, was a past board
member of the Tulsa Arts and Humanities Council, and a past board member of the
Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum. Survivors include daughter Gayle
Lawrence and husband Kelly Lawrence of Sand Springs; son James Ray Box and
husband Hunter Manning of San Francisco; daughter Dana Box and wife Lucy Dolman
of Sand Springs; two granddaughters, Natalie Mikles and husband Jason Mikles of
Sand Springs and Brooke Farr and husband Brenner Farr of Sand Springs; five great-
grandchildren, Annabeth Mikles, Mary Kate Mikles, Bennett Mikles, Vivian Farr, and Ella
Farr; sister Jeannie Best of Muskogee, OK; niece Jennifer Best Perez of Texas; and
Jackson Ross Best of New York, and their families.

Janice was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Clint Gold, and her parents
Ray and Gladys “Polly” Brown.

Janice has always been described as a lady with grace and intelligence who carried an
air of respect.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the First
Presbyterian Church, 222 N. Adams Road, in Sand Springs. A reception will follow in
the Fellowship Hall at the First Presbyterian Church.