She was born Marline Jo in Montebello, CA. She loved football, fishing, music, dance and theater, was champion and lead majorette at La Mirada High. She was a certified phlebotomist and laboratory technician, and later a Navy Commander’s secretary in Coronado, CA.
Jo and Ernie were married and combined families in 1983. Friends were always welcome in her home and treated like family. She was passionate and artistic, a diehard Charger fan, loved spending time at the beach and in Vegas, shopping, and spoiling her grandkids. She loved her family deeply and taught them to stick together.
Jo is survived by her husband Raymond E. Hamner; children Yoshauna Gunn, Steve Hamner, Suzanne (Jake) Corbet, Sebastian (Janel) Gunn Hamner, and Jasper Gunn; grandchildren Elecia, Gabriel, Christian, Aurora, Hannah, Ireland, Julian, Madeline, Alaska, Jeff, and Caleb; and a great-grandchild.
