A Life Story
Janet Sue Rexroat, age 78, passed away on September 8, 2026, at her home in Pooler, Georgia. Jan was born on January 22, 1948, in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Pearl Taylor and Vernon Taylor. Jan graduated from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky and The Louisville Business School as a legal secretary with an ensuing career as a paralegal. This new career was short lived due to a love of flying and travel. Jan became a flight attendant with Eastern Airlines, based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Then in 1968, she married Michael Rexroat, a career US Army pilot and began supporting and traveling with his career and starting a new family, birthing 2 sons, Mike Jr. and Jim. As her children grew older Jan rejoined the workforce as a retail merchandising manager with various companies for the next 30 years. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother; the loves of her life. Prior to restrictive mobility due to medical reasons, Jan was active in travel activities with her husband and friends, as well as various volunteer roles and Savannah Quarters ladies’ groups. She was a member of Compassion Christian Church in Savannah, GA and served with the welcome team. Jan’s compassion, noble character and love of God, family friends and life will be remembered and dearly missed forever. Jan is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Michael Stark Rexroat, son, James Hollace Rexroat (Jamie) of Pooler, GA.; grandchildren, Taylor E. Rexroat, Robert M. Rexroat, Michael S. Rexroat, III, Reese E. Rexroat, Avery E. Slade (Dylan); great-granddaughter, Wylder Lane, and brother, Vernon Taylor (Dwann), North Palm Beach FL., and beloved family in the Louisville, KY area. Jan is preceded in death by her son, Michael S. Rexroat, Jr. (Lisa Rexroat Walls), Lincolnton, GA, her mother, Pearl Taylor and father, Vernon Taylor. Family and friend’s visitation will be held at the Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home in Pooler, Georgia on Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 10 a.m. at Compassion Christian Church, Henderson Campus located at 55 Al Henderson Blvd. in Savannah. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions to your charity of choice. Alternatively, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Checks should be made payable to Tisch Brain Tumor Center and sent the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710. Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes – WEST CHATHAM CHAPEL – 901 West Highway 80 – Pooler, Georgia (912) 748-2444