Jo Ann Ward

Jo Ann Ward obituary, Noma, FL

Jo Ann Ward

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Feb

25

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Noma Assembly of God Church

1062 Tindall Street, Bonifay, FL 32425

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Feb

25

Funeral service

Noma Assembly of God Church

1062 Tindell Street, Bonifay, FL 32425

Send FlowersBook nearby hotels

Jo Ward Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by James & Lipford Funeral Home - Graceville on Feb. 23, 2026.
Jo Ann Ward, 74, of Noma, Florida, passed away February 21, 2026, at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. She was born March 21,1951, in Hartford, Alabama to the late James and Julia Leggett Mixon.

Funeral service will be 11:00 AM (CST), Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Noma Assembly of God Church, 1062 Tindell Street, Bonifay, Florida. Her family will receive friends on hour prior to the service. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Noma Cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home directing.

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Upcoming Events

Feb

25

Visitation

Noma Assembly of God Church

1062 Tindall Street, Bonifay, FL 32425

Send FlowersBook nearby hotels

Feb

25

Funeral service

Noma Assembly of God Church

1062 Tindell Street, Bonifay, FL 32425

Send FlowersBook nearby hotels