Jan was born in Scott City, Kansas while her parents, Earnie and Romaine (Lindquist) were visiting their parents. Jan was the middle child of four sisters and 1 brother. She grew up in McPherson and Great Bend, Kansas where she graduated high school with the class of 1957. After a brief marriage to Kenneth Steadman, Jan moved to California where she began raising son, Kenneth. After some years in California, she returned to Kansas where in 1978 she met and married Richard Reames. They were together for the next 41 years. She was preceded in death by two sisters and a niece. She is survived by her husband, Richard; son, Kenneth; step-son, Randy; granddaughter, Charissa Martin; grandsons, Ethan and Silas Reames; sister, Mary Smith; niece, Janelle; and brother, Richard Brocher and wife Marla. A celebration of her life will be held at 11am on Monday, February 17th, 2020 at New Hope Christian Church, 12323 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Oklahoma City.