Joann Walters Rash

1934 - 2023

Joann Walters Rash
April 7, 1934 - October 8, 2023
Beloved Wife, Mother, Nana, and Great Nana, age 89, of San Antonio, Texas joined Jesus, her Savior, on Sunday, October 8th, 2023.

Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dewey Rash, parents, Eli Walters and Bertie Bush Bynum; Sisters, Ola Walters, Bonnie Hughes, and Joyce Albritton; Brothers, Clemon Walters, Quitmon Walters, and Olan Walters. Survived in death by son and daughter in law, Dewey Keith (Bubba) Rash and Karen Jackson Rash, daughter and son in law, Brenda Karen Rash Henderson and William Fenner Henderson; granddaughter and grandson in law, Briana Leigh Henderson Saussy and David Hunter Saussy, granddaughter and grandson in law, Brittany April Ballard and Craig Ballard, step-granddaughter Rylee Ballard and great grandsons, Jasper Henderson Saussy, William Charles Renfroe, and Heath Henderson Saussy, all of San Antonio, Texas.

JoAnn will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and church family. An active lover of sports, JoAnn loved cheerleading and playing basketball as a young woman growing up in Goodrich, Texas. One of her fondest memories from that time took place during her senior year when the basketball team went to state. In her later years, Nana loved watching "her boys" play sports and music and she loved fixing them treat bags – the perfect after school snack.

JoAnn loved the Lord with all her heart and all her strength above all else and was a strong, spiritual, woman. She was a dedicated Sunday School teacher for over 60 years, touching the lives of hundreds of children. One of her favorite periods of teaching God's word to children was when she co-taught with her daughter Brenda for Children's Church. JoAnn was a powerful prayer woman, and she loved her early morning Bible and Prayer time during which she would study God's word and keep all her family members in her prayers.

Both Brenda and Bubba made their mother proud and were a source of love and encouragement. JoAnn's greatest joy was her granddaughters but then came along her great grandsons, and they were the true love of her life. She led a full and blessed life and her passing leaves a hole in the family, even as we rejoice in knowing that she rests in the arms of her Lord Jesus.

SERVICES
Visitation will be on Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive. The Service will be on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 12:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Mission Retama Cemetery. You may leave a message on the tribute wall on her memorial at www.missionparks.com.