Jo Ann Harding, age 85 of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Jo Ann retired from GE Abrasives. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles Sr. and Hanna Belle McMarrow; her husband Jack; brother Charles McMarrow Jr; sisters Kathaleen, Esther, Garnet, Mabel, and Lee. Jo Ann is survived by daughters Linda Cox, Susan (Pat) Close, and Marilyn (Ronnie) Lambert; step-children Kathy Ackison, Gary Harding, and Stanley (Kathy) Harding; 11 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; 6 step grandchildren; 1 step great grandchild. Friends may call 5-8 PM Friday at the Schoedinger Grove City Chapel 3920 Broadway where the funeral service will be held 10 AM Saturday. Interment to follow at Union Cemetery. Contributions may be made in her memory to The Diabetes Association or Aladdin Shriners Hospital for Children Association.
