Mary JoAnn Weeks
Mary JoAnn Weeks, 78, of DeGraff, died at 1:05 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, in Mary Rutan Hospital.
Born Dec. 19, 1928, in Bellefontaine, she was a daughter of the late Loren Richey and Mary Catherine Persinger Foulk. She married Ralph Eugene Weeks on June 22, 1947, in DeGraff. He died July 7, 2002.
Survivors include sons, Bruce (Cynda) Weeks and Gary (Juanita) Weeks, both of DeGraff; a daughter, Patty (Gary) Furrow of DeGraff; grandchildren, Shelly (Chad) Perk, Kerri (Ed) Hoffmeier, Jenni (Troy) Stratton, Cody Weeks and Justin Weeks; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Sandra (Ed) Nydam of Urbana and Judi (Milton) Mitchell of Charlotte, N.C.
A homemaker, she was a member of the DeGraff United Methodist Church and was active in the United Methodist Women and served on various church committees. She was a long-time Miami Township election poll worker and liked to cook, read and spend time with family and friends, especially her children and grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Timothy Furrow and Kimberly Furrow.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home in DeGraff where the service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Pastor Julia L. Ronngren officiates and burial is in the Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff.
Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of her church and to the Cystic Fybrosis Foundation. Express condolences at www.timeformemory.com/madden.
