Jo Ann Holman

Jo Ann McMorris Holman, 82, of Lonoke went to be with Lord on July 9, 2016. She was born in Ward, AR and raised in North Little Rock. After years of travel, she settled in Austin, TX for many years. In retirement, she moved to Lonoke, AR to be closer to family and loved ones. Jody, or as many knew her as Mama Jo, was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She had a passion for baking and to this day has a well-known reputation for the best sugar cookies ever! She is survived by her 3 daughters Sherry Fitzhugh (Carl), Kim Price (Richard) and Jessica Hughes (Michael); 1 son in law Ronnie Smith; 7 grandkids Chris Beard (Alexis), Jacob Smith (Tina), Justin Ort (Erin), Mattie Williams (Cory), Rachel Fryar (Chad), Randal Plummer (Andrew) and Benton Hughes; 14 great grandkids; a host of nieces and nephews; and her poodle Delilah. She is proceeded in death by her parents Euel and Mattie McMorris, her loving and devoted husband of 58 years Dan, her brother Bill McMorris Sr., her sister Jeanette Burton, her 2 daughters Dana Smith and LeAnn Holman, a grandson Donnie Fitzhugh and her poodle Sampson. The family would like to extend its sincerest appreciation to Dr. Gilbert, Dr. Imran, Dr. Rasheed, Dr. Rao, Dr. Dietrich and the nurses and staff at St. Vincent’s Hospital that fought with us through this journey. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills at 6:00pm. Funeral service will begin at 10:00am on Wednesday July 13, 2016. Burial will follow at Rest Hills Memorial Park in N. Little Rock, AR. An online guestbook is available at www.griffinleggettresthills.com.