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JOANN MCCLINTON Obituary

JoAnn Bullard McClinton was born on April 9, 1945, in Horn Lake, MS to Georgia Mae Williams Bullard and Stickland Bullard. JoAnn departed this life on Sunday, January 26, 2014. JoAnn accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Saviour at an early age. She confessed her faith at Oak Grove Baptist Church under the leadership of V.B. Brown. She was united in holy matrimony to O.B. McClinton and to this union two children were born. She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. JoAnn was a 1966 graduate of Hernando Central High. After that she entered the working world. Then she met the love of her life, O.B. McClinton and lived in Memphis, TN. After having her two boys she decided to be a stay at home mom and a great supporter for her Country music singer husband. They then moved to Nashville, TN where they lived for about 12 years. After the devastating loss of her husband she moved back home to Memphis to continue raising her sons with the family. The wake will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, January 31 at M. J. Edwards Whitehaven. The funeral will be Saturday, February 1, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hernando, MS at 12 noon. Interment: Greenview Memorial Cemetery. Hernando, MS

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Published by The Commercial Appeal on Jan. 30, 2014.

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Yvonne Marshall

February 3, 2014

JoAnn I will miss you this spring taking care of the yard and your flowers.

Quella Askew & Family

January 30, 2014

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Tara Bullard Jones

January 30, 2014

Jesus said "Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted..." Matthew 5:4

R. Troy Wilkins

January 30, 2014

We look to God for strength.

The Staff of M.J. Edwards Funeral Home, Inc., Whitehaven Chapel

January 30, 2014

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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