JoAnn Stillwell

She is preceded in death by her sister, Freda Rossborough and her father, James Elledge.

She is survived by her spouse of 40 years, Johnny Stillwell; daughter, Kayla Reeves (Chris); son, Wes Stillwell (Erica); sister, Brenda Deerman (Earl); brother, Wayne Elledge (Cheryl); mother, Vera Elledge; grandchildren, Johnna Maelyn Stillwell and Lynlee Jade Stillwell.

JoAnn was the woman who could do anything. She was many things to many people. She was a Christian, a wife, a mother, a grandma, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a friend. She was the best at all of them. She was always there caring and helping anyway possible. She loved her family deeply. She was the absolute best mother anyone could have. She especially loved her granddaughters "to the moon and back" as she would say. She was a hard worker. She worked with the same company for over 40 years. Working her way to the top. She was known as the "work mother" because she took care of everyone and everything. She loved to travel. She especially enjoyed trips to Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, AL with her husband Johnny. She also always looked forward to the yearly trip to Gatlinburg, TN with her family. Wonderful memories were made on all those family vacations. She touch many lives and will be deeply missed.

Pallbearers are her nephews and her great nephews.

Honorary pallbearers are all her family and friends at USI Insurance, Tuscaloosa First Church of the Nazarene, Perdido Beach Resort, and the staff in MCCU at UAB Hospital.

A visitation for JoAnn will be held Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Memory Chapel Funeral Home, 2200 Skyland Blvd East, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405. Following the visitation will be a graveside service at 11:00 AM at Memory Hill Gardens, 2200 Skyland Blvd East, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405.