Janet May Billings
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Janet May Billings of Thousand Palms, CA, passed away on July 28, 2019 at Montage Manor.
The Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM, Sept. 4 at the Center For Spiritual Living, Palm Desert, CA., with Dr. Joe Hooper officiating. Burial and services will be held at a later date in Bowesmont and Drayton, ND.
Janet was born in Brookings, SD on July 30, 1934. She graduated from Bordulac High School in North Dakota, continued her education at Valley City State Teacher College and the University of North Dakota.
Janet was married to Verne Billings on June 30, 1956 in Bowesmont, ND.
Janet taught at several schools in Bowesmont, Pembina and St. Thomas, North Dakota where she retired in 1990. She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star, United Methodist Women and the choirs at Drayton Methodist and Indio Methodist in Calif. She golfed, curled, skied, line danced, played cards and loved water exercise. If she had spare time it was spent reading or watching TV with her dogs Trixie, Celie or Chrissy.
Janet is survived by her children; Carolyn Billings, Bryon Billing and son-in-law, Jerry Devore, sister, Nancy Peckham all of Thousand Palms, CA., brother, James Peckham, sister-in-law, Joan Nelson both of Moorhead, MN, sister-in-law Nancy Billings of Drayton, ND as well as several nieces and nephews.
Janet is preceded in death by husband Verne, parents; Donald and Crystal Peckham, older brother, Don Peckham, brother and sister-in-law Cliff and Audrey Mather, brother-in-law Harold Billings and sister-in-law Hilda Peckham.
Entrusted to the care of Wiefels, Funeral Directors, Palm Springs