Individual Details
JoAnn Burton
(6 May 1940 - 8 Oct 2017)
"The LaFayette Sun" - October 11, 2017:
Jo Ann Heath of LaFayette passed away at home on October 8, 2017.
Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at 11:00 am at the LaFayette First United Methodist Church with Reverend Rusty Williams officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be at the LaFayette City Cemetery.
Born on May 6, 1940, Jo Ann was the daughter of Jake and Sara Myrt Burton. She was a graduate of LaFayette High School and Jacksonville State University. A classroom teacher for over thirty years, she taught for four different school systems in Georgia before moving back to LaFayette where she was a teacher and guidance counselor at Chambers Academy for fourteen years.
She was a member of the LaFayette First United Methodist Church where she filled many roles including singing in the choir and organizing the church’s annual community Holy Week services.
She was predeceased by her parents and brothers, Jimmy Burton and Ben Burton. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Ray Heath; sons, Jeffery Burton Heath (Anita) of Columbus, Mississippi and Stanley Craig Heath of LaFayette; grandsons, Craig Heath of Auburn and Jeffery Heath, Jr. of Ohio; granddaughter, Erin Heath of Richmond, Virginia; brother Buddy Burton (Lynda) of LaFayette, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jo Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, a cherished friend to many, and an encouraging mentor to her students. Her valiant battle with cancer was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Jeff Jones Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Works at Chambers Academy
Studied at Jacksonville State University
Lives in LaFayette, Alabama
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Jo Ann Heath of LaFayette passed away at home on October 8, 2017.
Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at 11:00 am at the LaFayette First United Methodist Church with Reverend Rusty Williams officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be at the LaFayette City Cemetery.
Born on May 6, 1940, Jo Ann was the daughter of Jake and Sara Myrt Burton. She was a graduate of LaFayette High School and Jacksonville State University. A classroom teacher for over thirty years, she taught for four different school systems in Georgia before moving back to LaFayette where she was a teacher and guidance counselor at Chambers Academy for fourteen years.
She was a member of the LaFayette First United Methodist Church where she filled many roles including singing in the choir and organizing the church’s annual community Holy Week services.
She was predeceased by her parents and brothers, Jimmy Burton and Ben Burton. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Ray Heath; sons, Jeffery Burton Heath (Anita) of Columbus, Mississippi and Stanley Craig Heath of LaFayette; grandsons, Craig Heath of Auburn and Jeffery Heath, Jr. of Ohio; granddaughter, Erin Heath of Richmond, Virginia; brother Buddy Burton (Lynda) of LaFayette, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jo Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, a cherished friend to many, and an encouraging mentor to her students. Her valiant battle with cancer was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Jeff Jones Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Facebook: Jo Ann Heath
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014804071909
Works at Chambers Academy
Studied at Jacksonville State University
Lives in LaFayette, Alabama
From LaFayette, Alabama
Facebook: Jo Ann Heath
https://www.facebook.com/joann.heath.338
Studied at Jacksonville State University
Lives in LaFayette, Alabama
From LaFayette, Alabama
Events
| Birth | 6 May 1940 | Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1957 | Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Living |  |  | |
| Death | 8 Oct 2017 | LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | LaFayette Cemetery, Chambers County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Carson "Jake" Burton (1911 - 1986) |
| Mother | Sara Myrt Finney (1912 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | James Dewey Burton (1935 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin Burton (1936 - 2006) |
Notes
Marriage
Raymond HeathEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Sep 1957
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1936
Father's Name: Luther Z Heath
Mother's Name: Irene Cox
Spouse's Name: Jo Ann Burton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1940
Spouse's Father's Name: James Carson Burton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sara Myrtle Finney
Endnotes
1. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21F-8CXV.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 184118260.