Janet passed away on July 14, 2021 and per her wishes, she is being cremated and no public service is being held. She was born on July 16, 1944 in Odin, Illinois where she lived in the area until 1968. Her parents were Les Meredith and Beulah (McCelland) Meredith. She was the third of four children and graduated high school from Odin School and later earned her degree in accounting. During her lifetime, she worked for various oil and gas companies in Houston, Texas as an accountant until she retired in 2014.

She married John W. Fyke in 1965 at Bethel Baptist church in Odin, Illinois. For the past 45 years she lived in Katy, Texas and both she and John enjoyed hobbies such as golfing, sailing, riding on John’s motorcycle to explore 46 of the lower 48 states and playing with her grandson.

She is survived by her husband John, daughter Miranda (Fyke) O’Keefe, son in law Brian O’Keefe, grandson Brady O’Keefe, sister Shirley Farthing and brother Dale Meredith. She was proceeded in death by her mother and father and sister Kathryn Beasley.