Of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at The Legacy at Lenox Park in Memphis where she had been a resident for several years.
She was born October 24, 1927, in Ramer, Tennessee, daughter of James F. and Allene Maxedon Burress, Sr. She and William C. Lingo were married December 18, 1948 in Memphis. He passed away November 15, 1999.
Jo Nelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. She was in administration as an on-site coordinator for Senior Citizens Centers in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau. She also helped to spearhead the start of Cape County Transit.
Loving survivors include a son, William J. (Pat) Lingo of Jackson; two grandsons, Charles (Megan) Lingo of Oran, Missouri and Patrick (Denae) Lingo of Chaffee, Missouri; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Lawrence Burress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Lingo; a daughter, Jana Lingo; two sisters and a brother.
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She was born October 24, 1927, in Ramer, Tennessee, daughter of James F. and Allene Maxedon Burress, Sr. She and William C. Lingo were married December 18, 1948 in Memphis. He passed away November 15, 1999.
Jo Nelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. She was in administration as an on-site coordinator for Senior Citizens Centers in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau. She also helped to spearhead the start of Cape County Transit.
Loving survivors include a son, William J. (Pat) Lingo of Jackson; two grandsons, Charles (Megan) Lingo of Oran, Missouri and Patrick (Denae) Lingo of Chaffee, Missouri; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Lawrence Burress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Lingo; a daughter, Jana Lingo; two sisters and a brother.
McCombs Funeral Home
Of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at The Legacy at Lenox Park in Memphis where she had been a resident for several years.
She was born October 24, 1927, in Ramer, Tennessee, daughter of James F. and Allene Maxedon Burress, Sr. She and William C. Lingo were married December 18, 1948 in Memphis. He passed away November 15, 1999.
Jo Nelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. She was in administration as an on-site coordinator for Senior Citizens Centers in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau. She also helped to spearhead the start of Cape County Transit.
Loving survivors include a son, William J. (Pat) Lingo of Jackson; two grandsons, Charles (Megan) Lingo of Oran, Missouri and Patrick (Denae) Lingo of Chaffee, Missouri; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Lawrence Burress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Lingo; a daughter, Jana Lingo; two sisters and a brother.
McCombs Funeral Home
She was born October 24, 1927, in Ramer, Tennessee, daughter of James F. and Allene Maxedon Burress, Sr. She and William C. Lingo were married December 18, 1948 in Memphis. He passed away November 15, 1999.
Jo Nelle was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. She was in administration as an on-site coordinator for Senior Citizens Centers in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau. She also helped to spearhead the start of Cape County Transit.
Loving survivors include a son, William J. (Pat) Lingo of Jackson; two grandsons, Charles (Megan) Lingo of Oran, Missouri and Patrick (Denae) Lingo of Chaffee, Missouri; four great-grandchildren and a brother, Lawrence Burress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Lingo; a daughter, Jana Lingo; two sisters and a brother.
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