Janet Alliece (Baugher) Davis

Janet “Jan” Alliece Baugher Davis of Litchfield, Illinois, passed away at her home on Friday, September 26, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones.

Janet was born February 26, 1949, in Eldorado, Illinois, to Edward Leander Baugher Jr. and Annie Elizabeth Kelly. She grew up in Eldorado, where she attended South Street Baptist Church and was baptized at a young age. A 1967 graduate of Eldorado High School, Janet began her career shortly after by working for a loan company in Nashville, Tennessee. She later returned to Eldorado and worked in the billing department of the Harrisburg hat factory.

Her life took her many places—including a time in Germany during her first marriage—before she returned to Illinois, living in Harrisburg and eventually settling in Hillsboro. Over the years, Janet held a variety of roles in her community, including working at a net-making factory in Litchfield, serving as a reporter for the Litchfield News-Herald, cooking part-time at the Montgomery County Jail, and dispatching for both the Montgomery County Jail and the Litchfield Police Department. She retired in 2010 alongside her husband, Jeffrey Alexander Davis, Sr.

Janet married Jeff on December 21, 1990, in Hillsboro, and together they made their home of 35 years in Litchfield. She will be remembered for her love of reading, crocheting, listening to wind chimes, and watching old movies—but most of all, for the time she spent with her family. Her caring spirit and contagious smile touched everyone who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Annie Baugher; her sister, Jane Cletcher; and her brother-in-law, Kenny Cletcher, all of Eldorado.

Survivors include her husband, Jeff Davis Sr. of Litchfield; her daughter from her first marriage, Jamie Henshaw (Scott) Gaffner of Greenville, Illinois, and grandsons Caleb Gaffner of Greenville and Cody Gaffner of Chillicothe; her son, Jimmy E. Henshaw; her stepsons, Jeff (Rachel) Davis of Hillsboro, with grandchildren Katelyn Davis (Blake Cavins) and Hunter Davis, and John (Sandra) Davis of Olney, with grandchildren Viktoria Willis (Triston Mitchel) and Elijah Willis (Bree Holdren); her brother, Eddie Lee Baugher (Vickie) of Eldorado; nieces Mary Bowlby, Kimberly Vessel, and Meesha Worley (Shannon); nephew Matthew Baugher; and numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.

Visitation will be held at South Side Church 500 S. Illinois Ave., Litchfield, IL on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10:00 am-11:30 am with a celebration of life immediately following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the South Side Church Building Fund or to the Montgomery County Cancer Association.

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