Mrs. Mary Jo Ann Whitfield Cox

Keithville, LA

Services celebrating the life of Mary Jo Ann Cox, 78, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011 in the chapel of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport, LA. Officiating will be Bro. Waymon Beshea. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home.

Jo Ann was born on October 6, 1932 in Alexandria, LA to Merrick and Leah Whitfield. Mrs. Cox was a member of Mansfield Road Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a writer. Jo Ann loved traveling and gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Marilyn Giles.

Left to cherish beautiful memories of Jo Ann are her husband of 62 years, William Cox; daughters, Frances Seyfried of Keithville, LA, Janie Lalena and husband David of Keithville, LA and Renee’ Van Tiem and husband David of Shreveport, LA; one sister, Yvonne Mckenzie of Shreveport, LA; one brother, Merrick Whitfield, Jr. and wife Madeline of Saline, LA; grandchildren; Ronnie Anderson, Shannon Barr, Mindy Thomas, Martin Wachtel and Brandon Van Tiem and great grandchildren, Chase and Cammie Anderson, Mason and Cooper Thomas.

Honoring Mrs. Cox as pallbearers will be: Ronnie Anderson, David King, Brandon Van Tiem, Scott Thomas, Terry Cox, Donnie Cox and Doug Cox.

The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the Dr.’s and staff of Willis-Knighton South’s emergency room, as well as, Shreveport-Bossier Hospice.

Arrangements under the direction of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport, LA.