Janet Huff

Janet Huff Obituary

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Age - 85

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September 10, 2023

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Hillsboro, TX

Janet Huff, age 85, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023. Funeral services will take place at 11:30 am, Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, with Pastor Misael Alvarado officiating. There will be a visitation prior to the service, starting at 10:30 am. The burial will be at Peoria Cemetery. Janet was born on November 24, 1937, in Mendota, Illinois, to Lester and Phylena (Fife) Erlenbach. She was raised on a farm, so she was always concerned about the weather. Janet graduated from Pawpaw High School in 1955. She met Corliss Huff at a skating rink, and they were united in marriage on November 23, 1957. Together, they pastored Nazarene churches in Illinois, Louisiana and Texas. Janet and Corliss raised five daughters and enjoyed traveling and camping for over fifty years. Janet worked in retail and volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Additionally, she played the piano for her church up until her hospitalization. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Corliss; and her grandson, Sean Murray. Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Porter and her husband, Gary, Kim Falkner and her husband, Ronald, Karlie Heidt and her husband, Jeff, Karen Chavana and her husband, Al, and Kristi Holcomb and her husband, Randy; her brother, David Erlenbach; thirteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to give a special thanks to the physicians and staff of Hill Regional Hospital and Community Hospice of Texas.

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