Pickens – Jo Ann Irwin, 69, passed from this life Monday, May 2, 2016 at Brookdale in Columbia. Jo Ann was born in Greenville County, a daughter of the late Ward and Lorna Hull Irwin. She was retired as a pediatric nurse with the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control in Pickens and she was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sister, Janet Jolley of Columbia, nephew, Robert Jolley (Allison) of McDonough, GA, and niece, Lorna Robinson of Columbia. The family will receive friends at Dillard Funeral Home in Pickens on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 12 Noon to 1 PM with funeral services following in the funeral home chapel at 1 PM with The Reverend James McCoy-Bruce officiating. Entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens. A message of condolence may be expressed to the family by visiting www.DillardFunerals.com. The family requests flowers be omitted and memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/sc/ Grace United Methodist Church, 309 East Cedar Rock Street, Pickens, SC 29671 or to American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org Dillard Funeral Home Pickens, SC