Jo Ann White

Jo Ann White

Jo Ann White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Epting Funeral Home - Bella Vista on Oct. 7, 2025.
Jo Ann White, age 86, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Mercy Medical Center located in Rogers, Arkansas. She was born February 9, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee the daughter of Aurelia Black and James Looney. Jo Ann attended Messick High School in Memphis and maintained a lifelong friendships with her group of high school friends.
She enjoyed bird watching, gardening, shopping and collecting antiques. She worked with the IRS as a manager for many years.
She moved to Northwest Arkansas in 2015 from Santa Rosa Beach Fl where she had lived for 10 years after leaving Memphis. She was preceded in death by: her parents James and Aurelia Looney and her husband Thomas R. White.
Jo Ann is survived by: her daughter Denise Mullins, and her son; Scott White and his wife Gwen, as well as her grandchildren Rachel Johnson and husband Ben, Alexandra Mullins and her husband Eli Hartman, Sean Thomas White and her great grandchild Leo Rain Hartman, as well as her sister Jimmie Faye McDowell and her nieces Connie Stapp and Patty Wright.
A celebration of Jo Ann's life will be announced at a later date by the family.
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