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Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday September 14, 2021 at the Southern Baptist Church, Sullivan with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in the Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials are suggested to the Southern Baptist Church, the Sullivan Fire and Ambulance Service or to the Moultrie County Food Pantry. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. The family kindly requests that everyone wear a mask and practice social distancing for the visitation and funeral.

Jan was born March 27, 1941 in Norris City the daughter of James W. And Wilma L. Austin Pool  She moved with her family to Sullivan in 1952. She attended Jonathan Creek and Sullivan High School, then moved to Toleda and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1958. She worked as a bookkeeper at Neal Oil Company (Neal Tire) in Toledo, Bertsche and Berry Insurance in Pontiac, Tom West Chevrolet and Alexander Lumber in Sullivan. Jan was a member of the Southern Baptist Church. She was a charter and active member of the Sullivan Womens Civic Club, serving as an officer for several years. Jan was in charge of the SHS Homecoming Chili Supper for many years. She was an RSVP member, volunteering at the Moultrie County Food Pantry. Jan also had several part-time jobs, such as the Dairy Queen, Ham and Egg Restaurant, Sharon’s Family Restaurant, The Spot, TNT Pizzeria and Warren Catering all in Sullivan.

Jan married Charles Stewart in 1961 and he preceded her in death in 1973. She then married David Coslow in 1976 and he preceded her in death in 2002. She and David spent several winters in Florida, where she worked at The Barn Restaurant in Orange Lake.

Surviving are her nieces Crystal Sparkes of Mattoon and Leann Weber of Tower Hill; nephews Kurt Sparks of Lerna, Darren (Debbie) Pool and Jason (Lorie) Pool of Sullivan; twelve great nieces and nephews.