JoAnn Myers of Holbrook passed away Nov. 8, 2018, at the age of 90. She was born April 2, 1928. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center, located at 1127 Helen Ave., in Holbrook. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Holbrook Senior Citizens Center. JoAnn, daughter of Wylie and Adelina Mason, was born in Cananea, Mexico. At the age of five she moved with her parents and her sister, Emma Lu, to Arizona. She graduated from high school in Silver City, N.M. Shortly after high school, she met John W. “Billy” Myers Jr. They were married May 15, 1948, on a ranch just outside of Magdalena, N.M. They welcomed their daughter Jackie in 1949, and son John William “Billy” Myers III in 1958. JoAnn and Billy spent most of their married life in Holbrook, where they had many friends. In 1965, JoAnn joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sealed to her family for time and all eternity in 2006. JoAnn is survived by Billy, her husband of 70 years; daughter, Jackie (Greg) Long; daughter-in-law, Linda Myers; grandchildren, David Stephens, Christi (Eric) Carlson, Cody (Marianne) Myers and Corey Myers; nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. She is proceeded in death by her father, Wylie Mason; mother, Adeline Mason; step-mother Mary Mason; sister, Emma Johnson; half-brother, Alan Mason; son, Billy Myers; and six children lost in infancy. What a joyous reunion it must have been for her to see her many loved ones.
