Published on July 3, 2025 3:35 pm
Last Updated on July 3, 2025 3:35 pm
Janet L. Miller, age 68, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully in her home.
She was born on March 8, 1957, in Effingham, Illinois, the daughter of Wayne and Lucille (Foster) Hickox. She was united in marriage to Emmitt Miller on July 31, 2009, at the Church of God in Olney Illinois, and shared 15 wedding anniversaries until his passing on April 23rd, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM – Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois, with Reverend Duane Sovdi officiating. Visitation for friends and family will be from 9:00 AM until the time of service. Burial will follow at the Honey Cemetery in Bogota, Illinois. Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed, and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.
Janet spent her life caring for others; She worked many years at Helia Healthcare Center of Olney. She had a passion for cats; her loves were Clarabelle and Millie. Janet could always be found caring for the children of her family. She was everyone’s “person” due to her compassion for others.
Janet is survived by her sister: Carol Ann (Richard) Salyers of Illinois; brothers: Ray (Beverly) Hickox of Mississippi, Alan (Charlotte) Hickox of Illinois, Harold (Diane) Hickox of Illinois,
Lee (Helen) Hickox of Mississippi, Randy (Vicki) Hickox of Mississippi, Larry (Lisa) Hickox of Illinois; and Emmitt’s children: Cynthia Golden of North Carolina, Debbie (Allen) McClain of Illinois, Rachael Miller of Kentucky, Eric (Marie) Miller of North Carolina, James (Angela) Miller of Kentucky, Louise (Doug) Bray of, Kentucky and Rhoda Broughton of North Carolina, and several Nephews and Nieces and several Great Nephews and Nieces.
Janet was preceded in death by her husband Emmitt, brothers Ronnie and Richard Hickox, parents Wayne and Lucille Hickox.