Janet Arline Peck was born on November 28, 1938, to Abraham and Ruth (Askine) Rung.  She began her life in Nebraska with one brother Roland.  They ended up moving to California and landed in San Diego where she completed her schooling.

Janet met her future husband at church, where she sang in the choir. That is where her future husband took one look at her and said he would one day marry her.  They in turn were blessed with three children, two sons and one daughter.  She stayed at home with her children for their early childhood.  She worked for a doctor in her later years where she specialized in Medicare-Medicaid filing before her retirement.

Janet was always known for her love of music. In her high school years, she sang on the radio.  She was always singing in church choirs.  At one time she played the piano for the choir and her husband was the choir director.  They also sang in a gospel quartet after they retired to the lake.  She loved the old movies, especially musicals.  Janet belonged to Job's Daughters, and organization that promoted the love of God and country.  Her hobbies included crafts, reading, and sewing. She continued to play the piano in her early 80's until arthritis would no longer let her.  She and her husband volunteered to help with meals on wheels in Springfield, Missouri and she helped with Crosslines in her younger adult years.

As a lady of faith, Janet was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church in Springfield, Missouri until recently, transferring her membership to Des Arc First United Methodist Church.

On October 29, 2024, Janet passed away at her home, with her daughter Rebecca and son-in-law Daniel Hayley present.  She was under the care of Hospice Home Health for the last few months, and she also had a private caregiver (Harlea), whom she loved, from  Cornerstone of Searcy.  They were a great help to the family.  She was preceded in death by her husband Delmar, sons Andrew and David, parents Abraham Lincoln Rung and Ruth (Askine) Rung, brother Roland Rung and granddaughter, Evelyn Denise Peck. She will be laid to rest at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery next to her husband Delmar in a private ceremony.

She is survived by her daughter Rebecca (Daniel) Hayley of Des Arc, daughter in law Sandra Peck of Springfield, nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

Services for Janet A. Peck will be Friday, 3:00 p.m. November 8, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church of Des Arc and November 11,2024 at 10 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church in Springfield, Missouri.  She will be interred at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery where she will rejoin her husband of 66 years.