She was preceded in death by the love of her life of 68 years, Tom Butts and her sweet daughter, Teri: Also, her parents, Leonard and Grace Ford, Her sister & brother in law Mary Lou & Fred Jones, Her sister Sandy Kilgore, Her son in law Robert Gainer, Her grandsons Kyle & Lou Lunsford, and Her niece & nephew Arlene Jones and Don Koehne.
She is the precious mother of Debbie (Gary) Clark, Carol (Chuck) Quigle, Linda Gainer. Beloved grandmother to Kim & Dan Hassard, Bobby & Laura Clark, Josh & Angie Quigle, Julie Lunsford, Katie & Mike Fair. Great grandmother Tommy, Blake, Elizabeth, Audrey, Jack, Charlie, Drew, Mickey. Great great grandmother to Kain, Waylon, and Isaiah.
Affectionately known as "Sue" to her nephews "brothers" Mike & Bob Jones and Aunt "Sue" to her dear niece Sharon Koehne. As well as "Great Aunt Sue" to Christine, Darren, Tracy, Micheal Jr, Missy, Jenny, Tiffany, Josh, Jenny, Jessie. And "Great great Aunt Sue" to McKenzie, Kaylee, Spencer, Aiden, Parker, Sam, and Amelia.
Janet worked at Jewish Hospital operating room scheduling department for 20 years when she retired in 2000.
Her devotion for family and many friends were nurtured through her faith which began during her membership at Lafayette Park Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School.
After moving to Fenton Missouri she joined the First Baptist Church of Fenton continuing to sing in the choir.
Visitation will be held at Alexander-White-Mullen Funeral Home, 11101 Saint Charles Rock Road, St. Ann, MO 63074, US, on November 12, 2026, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. A Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 pm, with Committal Services at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, 11101 St Charles Rock Rd, Saint Ann, MO 63074.
