Janice Mae Eckols

Janice Mae Eckols, age 67, of Pinckneyville, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 6:50 a.m. in Carbondale Memorial Hospital.

Janice was born on January 21, 1941 in Du Quoin, a daughter to Albert W. and Florence M. (Kelley) Pursell. On November 10, 1973, she married Donald W. Eckols at the First United Methodist Church, Pinckneyville, and he preceded her in death on December 27, 2003. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Pinckneyville, and T.O.P.S. and had worked as a Garment Inspector at Bridal Originals, Du Quoin.

Survivors include her brother: Al (Ferol) Pursell of Waseca, Minn., niece: Barbara (Jeff) Flanagan of Plano, Texas, and nephew: Robert Pursell of Brooklyn Park, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Funeral services will be held in the Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, on Thursday, May 29, 2 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jim Barnett officiating. Interment will be in Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville.

Friends may call at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville on Thursday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Pinckneyville.

For more information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.
