Joe Ann Sumner

Joe Ann Sumner, 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at The Meadows in Fulton. She was born July 10, 1939, to H.L. and Lorene Tillman Gardner. She was a faithful pastor’s wife for many years, and she also worked as a teacher’s assistant at Saltillo Elementary School. She was an avid reader and coffee drinker, and talented at embroidering and cross stitching. She had a great sense of humor, and always had a positive and great attitude. She was loved by all that knew her.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Mantachie with Bro. Arthur Wayne Gardner and Dr. Kenneth Pollock officiating. Burial will be in Lee Memorial Park.

Survivors include one brother-in-law, James Milton Jefcoat; two nephews, Terry Jefcoat (Theresa) and Arthur Wayne Gardener; three nieces, Twyla Eidson (Brett), Carole Pollock (Kenneth), and Teresa Farris (Dennis); a host of great nieces and nephews and other family members.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bro. A.R. Sumner; two sisters, Mary Alice Jefcoat and Jacqueline Barrow; a niece-in-law, Barbara Gardner; and her parents.

Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Mantachie.

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