Janelle Ilene Ryals, 75, of Peculiar, MO, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023 at her home. Private graveside services were held on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Staley Mound Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, MO.

Janelle was born August 30, 1948 to Jerome Thomas and Estella Kathleen (Stoner) Jarboe in Mount Vernon, MO. She married Dean Ryals and spent her life enjoying being a wife and mother.

Janelle is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Darlene Jarboe. She is survived by her husband, Dean Ryals; her two daughters, Melanie and Macie, and their families.