Janice Areta Zullinger McKee Prasifka Roden
January 28, 1935 ~ October 25, 2022

Janice Roden was born 28 January 1935 Dallas, Texas. She passed away 25 October 2022 Dallas,Texas.

The daughter of John McKee (nee James Kell Zullinger) and Leo Fern Armstrong. A Native Dallasite and attended Woodrow Wilson High School, University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University.

She first married Paul Henry Prasifka, children of this marriage: Madeline Joan Prasifka, Frederick John Prasifka and Jeanette Marie Prasifka. Second married Monroe (Bud) M. Roden.

Employment: Dallas Title Company in the capacity of Vice- President, and after retirement assisted at the law firm of Steven S. McGilvra.

Upon retirement, completed genealogical research and compiled and published the following books:
• Zullinger/Zollinger genealogy: some of the descendants of Jakob Zullinger, German emigrant to Pennsylvania in 1749
• Zullinger/Zollinger genealogy sequel: some of the descendants of Jakob Zullinger, German emigrant to Pennsylvania in 1749: with allied families Keefer, Kell, Over and Shoemaker
• Armstrong genealogy: some of the descendants of John Armstrong and his wife, Sarah Hawthorn (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi) with associated families: Morgan, Porter, Ruff and Samford
• Kell genealogy: some of the descendants of William Kell (PennsyIvania, Ohio): with associated families: Frank, Hole, Hostetler, and Zullinger.
• Johnson genealogy: some of the descendants of the Johnson's of old
Tishomingo/Prentiss County, Mississippi: with associated families: Boggs, Brown, Collier, Crabb, Ford, Foster, Gahagan, Kizer, and Sparks
• Sandeford genealogy: a few of the descendants of William Sandeford, Sr. and wife Mary Thompkins (Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee): with associated families Arrington, Bond, Duckworth, Dyer, Massey, Redding, Snowden, Trobaugh, and Wedgworth
• Andeas Graff/Grove and wife, Maria Magdalina Kreutzer a few of their descendants: with allied families: Cramer, Diffenbaugh, Hawbecker, Sherman, and Zullinger
• Kutz genealogy: some of the descendants of Jacob and his brother Nich olas Kutz emigrants to Pennsylvania, with allied families: Arbaugh, Bock, Cramer/Creamer, Diffenbaugh; Grove/Graff, Heffner, Schlegel, Zimmerman, and Zullinger
• Abraham Lay and wife Sarah Grimes a few of their descendants: with a llied families Barker, Gallaher, Huguley and Thomas
• The Vining Family: some of the descendants of William Vining and his wife Naomi Hicknell and their sons John, Jessee and Jeptha
• Wade genealogy: some of the descendants of Thomas Hampton Wade and his wife Jane Boggan with associated families order, Samford and Vining
• John and Ruth Gordon, born in Virginia died in South Carolina: a few of their descendants; with Allied Families: Johnson, Lay, Mayes, Otterson and Savage
• Porter genealogy: a few of the descendants of Robert Porter and wife, Lilleous Christy: Ireland to New Hampshire to Pennsylvania, with associated families, Armstrong, Martin, Parker, Samford, Todd, Willis and Ziegler

She was a proud member in the following lineage societies:
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Jane Douglas Chapter: Lineage Research Chair (1996-1998), Librarian (1998-2000), Registrar (2001-2002), Chaplain (2003-2004)
• The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
• National Society Daughters of the American Colonists, Thomas Poe Chapter: Historian (1999-2000)
• Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
• Gone to Texas Pioneers Association
• National Society of the Dames of The Court of Honor
• National Society United States Daughters of 1812
• Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia: Registrar (2005-2007)
• United Daughters of the Confederacy
• First Families of the Twin Territories
• Order of the Second World War
• Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783
• First Families of Alabama
• First Families of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• First Families of Pennsylvania
• Descendants of Sheriffs and Constables of Colonial and Antebellum America
• Arkansas Ancestry for the Antebellum Period
• Arkansas Civil War Ancestry
• National Society of the Descendants of Textile Workers of America
• Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861

She belonged to the following Genealogical Societies andAssociations:
• Dallas Genealogy Society
• Kittochtinny Historical Society, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• Vance Family Association
• Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Historical & Genealogical Society
• Palatines to America
• Civil War Preservation Trust
• Alabama Historical Society

Janice is preceded in death by her husband, Monroe "Bud" Roden, her precious son, Freddie Prasifka, parents, John and Fern McKee, grand parents Bryant and Jeffie Armstrong.

Survived by daughters, Madeline Bark (Ed), Jeanette Prasifka (Robert Curry), stepdaughter Susan McKeon (Michael), stepsons, Russell Roden (Donna) and Monroe (Monty) Roden, grandchildren Carl and Rachel.

Committal Services: October 29, 2022 at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas...RFH

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Janices's Findagrave Bio, written by her:

"I was interested in genealogy because I didn't know my father's family. I really got "hooked" on genealogy. I have self published 12 books on genealogical sources of various families. I put these books in about 10 or 16 libraries and hope they will be of interest and help for other people who are searching for their ancestors. Glad to part of the Findagrave contributors.Any one is free to use any of my photos, just please give me credit."

Thank you for all your contributions to Findagrave!

Rest in Peace...