She was born on September 24, 1932, in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Allen Kenneth Morris and Ruth Roche Morris.
JoAnn was a 1950 graduate of Waynesburg High School.
She worked for Huntington Bank, Suncrest office as a Vice-President and Branch manager until retiring in 1996. Then she worked for Centra Bank until 2007.
JoAnn was a member of Oakview Methodist Church, Waynesburg and a sustaining member of the Service League of Morgantown.
She was an avid WVU sports fan and loved to host her grandchildren and their friends on game days.
JoAnn was well known for her cooking, baking and her warm welcoming nature at her home and table. She was loving and caring and often offered support for others who were suffering.
She was fiercely independent and resilient, in spite of her own medical condition. She will be missed by all whose lives she touched.
JoAnn was married March 8, 1950, to George R. McNeely, who died April 11, 1999. On November 10, 2011, she married Earl L. Taylor, who died January 20, 2017.
Surviving are three children, Patsy George of Wheeling, WV, James McNeely of Waynesburg, and William (Lori) McNeely of Mt. Prospect, IL; 10 grandchildren, Michael (Kim) McNeely, Angela (John) Riley, Cassie (AJ) Freda, Matthew (Johnnie) McNeely, Sean McNabb, Robert McNabb, Matthew (Fanni) Taylor, Evan (Caroline) Taylor, Christopher (Kim) George, and Timothy (Lauren) George; sixteen great grandchildren; a step-son, William Curtis "Curt" (Teresa) Taylor of Colorado Springs, CO; three sisters, Virginia (William) McNeely of Waynesburg, Martha Todorov of Waynesburg, and Brenda (Thad) Ninnemann of Elberton, GA.
Deceased in addition to her parents and husbands are two sisters, June Sloan, Nancy Harry; three brothers, George A. Morris, James M. Morris and Robert K. Morris; a son-in-law, Jay George; and a daughter-in-law, Melinda Patterson McNeely.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, from 2 to 8 pm in the Behm Funeral Home, 182 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370, where funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ben Williamson officiating. Interment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg, PA. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to WVU Children’s Hospital, Morgantown, WV or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.behmfh.com.
