Jane (Bailey) Muir, 89, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday (October 10, 2012) at Kirksville Manor Care Center.

Born June 20, 1923 in Sullivan County, Missouri, Jane was the daughter of Vernie Leroy and Enid Allie (Romine) Bailey. On August 20, 1949 in Kirksville, Missouri, Jane was united in marriage to Shannon Dean Muir who preceded her in death on August 25. 2001.

She was also preceded in death by her parents.

Jane is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Johnnie Jackson Jr. of Kirksville, MO; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Sandra Kay Muir of Kirksville, MO; two sisters, Cora Richardson of Villa Rica, GA and Win Hinton of Phoenix, AZ; her sister-in-law, Mary Ann Reedy and husband, Everett of Chilhowie, VA; four grandchildren, Whitney Morton, Sara Muir, DeNeta Homer and husband R.D. and Eric Jackson and wife Lona; five great-grandchildren, Tayler Morton, Wyatt and Dylan Homer and Rowdy and Roni Jo Jackson, as well as three nephews and several great nieces and nephews.

Jane lived most of her life in Adair County, graduated from Kirksville High School with the Class of 1942 and went on to receive her teaching degree at Kirksville State Teachers College. She was a very devoted teacher who loved teaching and taught at Ashland Missouri, Willow Branch, Ethel, at Mt. Zion, and last at Kirksville public schools until retiring in 1990 after over thirty years of teaching and touching a great number of children’s lives.

Jane will be remembered for having a heart of gold, her spectacular meals and delicious cooking were enjoyed by many, as well as her loving way of helping anyone in need. She was a very devoted wife, mother and grandmother who dearly loved spoiling her family and all who were around her.

She was a member of Kirksville Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, Kirksville Area Retired Teachers, Who’s Who among America’s Teachers and was a member of the Faith Baptist Church of Kirksville.

Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday (October 14, 2012) at Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville, with Pastor Glen Archer presiding. Music will be provided by Twila Jones who will be accompanied by Dianthe Cable, organist. Interment will follow the service at Park View Memorial Gardens in Kirksville.

Family will receive friends on Sunday (October 14, 2012) from 1:30 to service time at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Joe Hinton, John Hinton, Frank Richardson Jr., Donnie Yantis, Bobby Wallace and Darrell Wallace. Honorary bearers will be Eric Jackson and R.D. Homer.

Expressions of sympathy in memory of Jane Muir may be made to the Adair County Public Library. Memorials may be left at or mailed to Travis-Noe Funeral Home, P.O. Box 306, Kirksville, MO 63501.