Janet K. Miller

Janet K. Miller 

(October 25, 1940 – January  18, 2023)

Janet Kay Miller, 82, of Shelbyville, IL passed away at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL, with Gary Crowder officiating.   Visitation will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.  Casual attire is requested.  Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL.  Memorials may be given to the Food Pantry at the First United Methodist Church of Shelbyville, IL. 

Janet was born on October 25, 1940 in Shelbyville, IL, the daughter of Floyd Brenton “Frecks” and Attie Jeanette Rodman Beasley.  She graduated from Shelbyville High School in the Class of 1958. Janet married Phillip Samuel Miller on March 8, 1960 and they were blessed with three sons, Jim, Greg and Tracy.  Janet served as a bailiff for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department for over 40 years.  She attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Shelbyville and enjoyed attending country music shows and dancing.

She is survived by her son, Phillip “Greg” Miller (Linda) of Shelbyville, IL; daughter-in-law, Lisa Miller of Pana, IL; Tracy’s companion, Tinia Strode of Shelbyville, IL; niece, Cassie Earnst (Daryl) of Arthur, IL; brother-in-law, Larry Miller of Wesson, MS; four grandchildren, J.R. Geer, Hunter Miller, Jennifer Miller Crowder (Corey) and Aaron Miller; and two great grandchildren, Alexander Peyton Baily and Gus Crowder.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Phillip on January 23, 2022; sons, James R. Miller and Tracy L. Miller; granddaughter, Ashely D. Miller; sister, Vickie Lynch; and sister-in-law, Diane Miller.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the nursing staff at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville for the care they provided.