Jan was born on April 28, 1941, to Elmer Thomas and Roy Ruth Farmer Rainwater in Camden, TN.
Jan and her family moved to a farm in the Bement area of Sikeston, MO when she was two.
Jan graduated from Sikeston High School in 1959 and SEMO in 1963 with a teaching degree. After two years teaching at Sikeston High School, she went to SEMO and taught for 30 years until she retired. While there she went to Northwestern University and earned her Master’s Degree and PHD.
Jan was a life-long member of Bement Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents and many beloved pets. Ms. Rainwater had no siblings or children.
Surviving her are Cousins Jim (Belinda) Cagle and Janet (Brian) Elkins, Shelley Anderson and Luci Flohr who were like her sisters, and many other close friends.
A visitation will be held on Friday, May17, 2024, from 12 noon until time of funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, MO.
Interment will follow in the Armer Cemetery in Bement, MO.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.nunneleefuneralchapel.com
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