Jo Anne was born on November 2, 1934 in Berwyn, IL to the late Raymond Knox and Elizabeth Knox. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wayne Nelson; sister, Barbara Knox Tenuto; brother, Harvey Knox.
She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Clouzeau and husband, Didier Clouzeau of Boone, NC, Leslie Nelson Cressy and husband, Gerard of Paris, France; son, Jeffrey Mark Nelson of Concord, NC; grandsons, Jonathan Cressy, Mathieu Cressy, and Maxime Cressy. Funeral services will be held Monday February 18 at The Hippach Chapel at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. Burial will also take place at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus Co, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.