Jo Ann Easley- Collins
Jo Ann Easley-Collins, 79, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Sept. 4, 2014. She was born on Jan. 23, 1935, in Pea Ridge to Edgar and Nancy Pearl (Skaggs) Easley.
She was raised in Pea Ridge and graduated from Pea Ridge High School. She formerly worked for Munsingwear in Rogers, Bear Brands Hosiery, and WalMart in Bentonville. Her greatest love was her family. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. She simply liked to have a good time.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Nancy Easley; brothers, Carl Easley and Lee Easley; sisters, Margaret Catherine Easley, Louise Beard and Joyce Doosing; and grandson, Chad Collins.
Survivors include her children, Jerry and Jackie Collins and Diana Bone, all of Pea Ridge; grandchildren, Brent Bone of Rock Comfort, Mo., and Haley Bone of Pea Ridge; great grandchildren, Lainee Collins and Noah Collins, both of Woodburn, Ore.; brother, John B. and June Easley and Jack and Minnie Easley, all of Pea Ridge; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Rollins Funeral Home Chapel, Rogers.
Burial followed at Pea Ridge Cemetery.
Online condolences can be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com. him. Whether he was dressing up as a rock star and leading a room in song or creating games on the fly that would make you laugh until it hurt, it was impossible to have a dull moment with John.
His presence was so remarkable that lifelong friends and strangers alike couldn’t help but light up when he spoke. This was no more evident than when he was with his family. He spoiled his boys with love and was infinitely proud of their smallest victories. He would convince waitresses and flight attendants that they were rock stars on tour — and he may have actually believed it himself. There was no problem John couldn’t solve and, in his eyes, no height his boys couldn’t rise to (or amount of food they couldn’t eat).
His love for his wife Sandy was unrivaled by anything else in the world. He took immense pleasure in surprising her with grand gestures of love and kindness. Beyond the important expectations of every man on birthdays and anniversaries, John was an extraordinary husband each day. The small kisses, special meals, and long hugs were aspects of being a husband to which he devoted great attention and pride.
He was an entertainer, a craftsman, a rock star, a chef, a role model, a brother, a son, a father, a husband and so much more. It is all but impossible to think back on his life without smiling at the way he lived it.
A remembrance of his life will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.