Jo was a highly recognized switchboard supervisor for Willis Knighton Health Care System for 30 plus years. She had a passion for flowers and spending time gardening. She always had a smile on her face and never met a stranger. She was a kind heart, who loved everyone, but more than anything, she loved her family and being a caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Jo will be deeply missed and forever loved.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Carol Thomas and husband Rodney; granddaughter, Chelsea Cox and husband Josh; and great granddaughter, Joleigh Elizabeth Cox; brothers, Ben Earl Coppage and wife Becky, Billy Coppage and wife Faye, and Ricky Coppage and wife Gloria; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Cantrell; parents, Ben and Louise Coppage; sister, Betty Sasser; and grandson, Chad Harvill.
A visitation for Jo Ann will be held Monday, December 30, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, 8801 Mansfield Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71108. A celebration of life will occur Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home. Honoring her as pallbearers will be Bob Colvard, Billy Coppage, Ricky Coppage, and Randy Sasser. Serving as a honorary pallbearer will be Ben Earl Coppage.
The family would like to express their thanks to Willis Knighton Hospice, Monica Bailes, Cynthia Gage, and Kimberly Clark; and Brown’s Sitter Service for the care they showed Ms. Jo.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.CenturiesMemorialFH.com for the Cantrell family.
