Jo Anne Nelson (Bauers)

JO ANNE NELSON OF ARNOLD, MISSOURI, WAS BORN JANUARY 14, 1931, IN ROLLA, MISSOURI, A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JAMES AND RUBY (ANDRES) BAUERS. JO ANN DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 6, 2022, HAVING REACHED THE AGE OF 91 YEARS AND 23 DAYS.
JO ANNE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO THE LATE JAMES WILLIAM NELSON ON OCTOBER 21, 1949.
JO ANNE IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS, ANNA NELSON OF FESTUS, MISSOURI AND ELIZABETH NELSON OF POTOSI, MISSOURI. ONE GRANDCHILD, ERIC HOLLOWELL, TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AMBER HOLLOWELL AND RONAN HOLLOWELL.
IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS AND HUSBAND JO ANNE WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE SON, JOHN NELSON AND ONE SISTER, MELINDA EVANS.
JO ANNE HAD A SMILE AND PERSONALITY THAT COULD LIGHT UP A ROOM. SHE WAS SO LOVING THAT JUST HER PRESENCE COULD BRING PEACE TO THOSE AROUND HER. SHE HAD A BRILLIANT SMILE AND GREETED EVERYONE WITH OPEN ARMS. SHE LOVED BEING OUTDOORS AND ENJOYED SQUIRREL HUNTING. SHE COULD CREATE ANYTHING AND WAS A MASTER WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD, SEWING CLOTHES AND MUCH MORE. SHE LOVED HER FAMILY WITH ALL HER HEART AND COOKING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY WAS HER FAVORITE PLACE TO BE. SHE WILL BE MISSED DEEPLY FOR HER LOVE AND KINDNESS. HER MEMORY WILL NEVER FADE FROM THOSE WHO LOVED HER.