Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Funeral Home with Craig Lile, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, officiating. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM, Monday, January 14 ,2019 at the funeral home. Entombment will be in the Garden of Hope Mausoleum at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Memorial Park.
JoAnn was born on April 6, 1934 in Grayback, Texas to Ernest C. and Lou Crow Petty. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1950. JoAnn married Charles Bentley on December 18, 1954 in Electra, Texas. They were members of member of Faith Baptist Church. She was a dedicated homemaker, member of the Cherokee Indian Nation, and cherished member of the Red Hat Society. She loved taking care of her family and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter: Cindy Lou Bentley Smith; sister: Geneva Dorman; and brothers: Gilbert Petty and Mickey Petty.
She leaves behind her loving husband of 64 years, Charles, and three children Phyllis (Roy) Roberts, Chuck (Ann) Bentley and John (Meredith) Bentley, and 8 grandchildren, Shane (Libby) Roberts, Hank (Lindsay) Bentley, Todd (Christa) Bentley, John Christian Bentley, Luke Bentley, Will (Jackie) Bentley, Mary (Bryan) Lawrence, Miller (Liz) Bentley, and 9 great-grandchildren Ellie, Wren and Bodie Roberts, Henry, Miles, Etta and Rye Bentley, Hunter Bentley and Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, along with numerous relatives, lots of Red Hat friends and her very special caregiver, Ava Parks.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, 76310.
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