We walk through our journey on earth, searching for and fulfilling our purpose, it’s through our love that our heart allows us to become attached to those that God has put in our lives. The most important one of all is the woman God chose to be our mother.
	And because of our heart, we hurt, feel sorrow, and mourn the loss of those close to us when they have fulfilled their purpose, completed their journey, and pass on. No loss is greater than our mother who brought us into this world.
	As we come together today to mourn the loss of my mother, Joanne Catherine Tierney, through the hurt we will remember her and celebrate her life.
	While she was with us, my mother touched and made a difference in many lives. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, mother, friend, nurse, and teacher. She has fulfilled her purpose being one of God’s angels on earth as a nurse.
	We can find comfort in knowing she is in Heaven now, for the Bible says ”And I heard a voice from Heaven saying, ‘Write this down, Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on: yes, the spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them.”
	So we can find peace in our hearts that she has joined her soul mate, my father, to watch over her children and family by his side together just as they did when they started their family, and she is with our Heavenly Father in His place of glory smiling, happy, and healthy, with no pain or sickness.
	She has peace that she fulfilled her purpose, that her children will be all right, and her family will stay together.
	Through our hurt and tears, we can start the healing in knowing this is not goodbye, it is until I see you again!
	My sisters, my brother, and myself can rejoice in the blessing that until then, we have another guardian angel in Heaven.
	I wouldn’t have wanted another and I am blessed as well as proud of the fact, she was my mother!
	She will be greatly missed, always remembered, and forever deeply loved.

Grandma,

Thank you for having been one of the most amazing, intelligent, and passionate woman that I have ever been fortunate to have in my life. You introduced me to so many different experiences in life and instilled in me the passion to expand my understanding of life and learn new things at every possibility. You were a fount of knowledge, be it about history, to Girl Scouts, to how the nursing profession has progressed in leaps and bounds. There was never a dull conversation when you would recount past memories at our Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner's causing us all to sit back and take in a glimpse of your past life. You never denied a hug or a kiss and were always open to give me a hug and listen when I wanted to talk to you about anything from the time I was a child until now. You were so strong and courageous to have fought for so long and battled pains that I could only imagine. Now it's time for you to rest and be at peace. You had an amazing life with us Grandma and you are loved, appreciated, and missed by so many. Thank you for giving me the honor of calling you Grandma, I love you.


We want to express our deepest sympathy to the children and other family members.  May these words of Jesus comfort you:  "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you."  John 14:27  
Very sincerely,
Betty O'Meara, Aaron O'Meara




Meemaw,

I already miss you. I know you are in heaven with grandpa Pat, Grammie Jo, Grandpa Steve, Coco and the other animals. I will miss helping you. I will miss having fun with you, going for walks and being silly.

I love you.

I met Joanne the year her husband passed. As long as I’ve known her she was always helping someone in need including myself. This one time I was helping with her yard work when she asked what I was doing. I told her I was going to pull the weeds by the back door. Joanne must have thought I said I pulled the weeds by the back door because she had this look of dismay on her face and came to the door to see what I had done. The look of relief she had was followed by a lesson about her herb garden not being weeds. I will greatly miss Joanne.  - Jim

Once upon a time, she held your hand, wiped away your tear, held you close and loved you; she will forever be in your heart.


OBITUARY

Joanne C. Tierney

6 October, 1942 – 1 May, 2018

Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home & Rosewood Memorial Park

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