Janet S. Eagle, 79, of Galesburg, died at 1:08 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville.
Janet was born June 13, 1940 in Galesburg, the daughter of Forrest Eugene and Beatrice Marie (Shea) Davison. She married James C. Eagle on January 3, 1977 in Port Isabel, TX. He preceded her in death on December 22, 1995. Janet is survived by one daughter, Jennifer M. (Kelly) Allison of Galesburg; one son, Robert R. (Angela) Selkirk of Galesburg; one step-daughter, Jayne Fowler of Panama City, FL; and three grandchildren, Riley and Noah Selkirk, and Brianna Fowler. Along with her parents and husband, Janet was preceded in death by her step-father, Philip Samuelson; and one brother, Robert E. Davison.
Janet graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1958 and attended Carl Sandburg College. She was an HR Manager at Maytag for 38.5 years, retiring in 1996. She later worked at Target in Galesburg for 9 years, until illness in 2014. Janet was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and the Ladies of Mary; as well as the OSF St. Mary Medical Center Auxiliary, and National Order of Forresters. She was also a member of the Maytag Management Club. She was very proud to have been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous with 31 years sobriety. Janet was a compassionate, but straight forward woman, before her time. She had a great sense of humor, and lived life to the fullest. She loved her family, animals, dancing, running and traveling. Janet was an avid runner, belonged to the Galesburg Running Club, Cornbelt Running Club, and ran the Bix 7 twenty three times. She won numerous awards and trophy’s in local and regional 5ks. Her last Bix run was 2 miles, 2 years after having one lung removed.
The rosary will be prayed at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg with visitation following from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Memorial Mass will follow at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Rev. William T. Miller will officiate. Burial will follow at Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville. Memorials may be made to Knox County Humane Society or Guardian Angels. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.watsonthomas.com.
