Janet K. Halbrooks of Hixson, Tennessee, died on March 31, 2025, at Solomon’s House Nursing facility in Red Bank, Tennessee.
She was born on October 11, 1934, at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, to George and Vlasta Janecek Ourada. She attended Grade School in Rice Lake. Her family moved to Rock Island, Illinois, where she attended Junior High School. The family moved again to Wrightstown, New Jersey, where she finished High School. After high school, she was a Civil Service employee and worked at Fort Dix Army Post, then at McGuire Air Force Base with top secret clearance. She married Perry G. Halbrooks and moved to Decatur, Alabama, and later to Huntsville, Alabama, before moving to Hixson.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one brother- George Ourada, JR., two sisters- Vlasta Beadle, Marcy Johnson, all from New Jersey, one son- Travis Zane Halbrooks from Hixson, TN.
Her survivors include: her husband- Perry G. Halbrooks, one son- T. Glenn Halbrooks (Apryl), three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be at Peck Funeral Home at 4:00 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Peck Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be prior from 3:00 – 4:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
