Loreda Mae Janson, daughter of the late Thurman Lestie O’Neal and Minnie Mossman O’Neal, was born on July 10, 1942, in Puxico, Missouri, and departed this life on September 26, 2021, at her residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 79 years.

Mrs. Janson was a former employee of Gateway Industries, working as a shoemaker. She loved reading, sewing, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

On November 17, 1968, in Puxico, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Raymond Stanley Janson. Mr. Janson preceded her in death on April 16, 1988.

She is survived by three sons, Raymond Janson of Alton, Illinois, Jeffrey Janson (Cary Cobb) of Malden, Missouri, and Michael Janson (Tina Bennett) of Bloomfield, Missouri; by three daughters, Teresa Ann Sindelar of St. Louis, Missouri, Christina Janson (Steve Boyer) of Dexter, Missouri, and Deanna Seybold (Stephen) of Clarksville, Tennessee; by two brothers, Gene O’Neal and Russell O’Neal, both of Puxico, Missouri; by her sister, Helen Voss of Puxico, Missouri; by thirteen grandchildren, Derek Clark, Kimberly Scates, Ashley Post, Colby Reed, Austin Richardson, Sarah Risinger, Cory Janson, Kara Janson, Kristin Janson, Devon Mason, Ashley Fisher, Trevor Bennett, and Tesla Riddell; and by sixteen great-grandchildren.

Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, James Gregory O’Neal; by her brother, Freeman O’Neal; and by four sisters, Virginia Spears, Shirley Bolin, Fernie Julius, and Lois Caldwell.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, September 30, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jimmy Clark officiating.

Interment will follow in the Rock Hill Cemetery in Puxico.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.