Jo Anne Miller's Obituary
Jo Anne Miller, 73 of Fayetteville died Friday, October 12, 2012 in Fayetteville. She was born April 2, 1939 in Houston, Texas the daughter of Paul Clarence Mayes and Bessie Maidee Hartfield Mayes. She grew up in Jasper, AR. and graduated in the 1957 class of Jasper High School in which; she was the class Valedictorian. She also attended Arkansas Tech University.
Jo Anne retired from Roy, Lambert, Lovelace and Bingham as a Legal secretary after 20 plus years. She was the secretary of the Hinton Bible Fellowship Class and the chairman of the Lord’s Supper Committee at University Baptist Church. She was the secretary and newsletter chairman of the Friends of Devils Den State Park. She loved Razorback Baseball. Jo Anne married John N. (Jack) Miller, Sr. on December 31, 1958 in Houston, TX. She was preceded in death by her son, John N. (Jay) Miller, Jr.; brother, Paul C Mayes, Jr. sister, Doris Crowder and her great-grandson, Noble Ray Cole. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Jack Miller; daughter-in-law, Cristy Miller; daughter, Judith K Judy) Harmon and her husband Duane; son, Jeff and his wife Terri; sister, Mickey Morgan, grandson, Ryan Miller; grand-daughters, Kara Cole and her husband Adam, Marcy Harmon, Katie Fink and her husband, Matt, Kayla Harmon, Maddy Harmon; great-granddaughter, Nora Cole, and her cat, Ewok. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6PM today at Moore’s Chapel. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at University Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. We request, in lieu of flowers, you please donate to the Gideon’s International P.O. Box 3022, Fayetteville AR 72702 of the Friends of Devil’s Den State Park, 11333 W. AR Hwy 74, West Fork, AR 72774.
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