JoAn Marie Burt, age 80, a native of Kansas and a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Jan. 4, 2017.
She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and Fairhope's Order of the Eastern Star. JoAn was active in various community organizations in Mobile. She was also a volunteer hospital chaplain at several VA Hospitals in Louisiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph L. and Clara R. Burt; daughter, Pam Herrington; brothers, Ralph Jr., Don and Jim Burt.
JoAn is survived by her son, Alan L. Herrington (Debbie) of Fairhope; grandsons, Mark Herrington of Fairhope, Ryan Ashcraft of Pensacola, Florida, Justin Ashcraft of Staunton, Virginia and Jason Starkey of Oceanside, California; great-granddaughter, Pam Ashcraft of Pensacola, Florida.
A private service will be held at a later date in Garden City, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in JoAn's memory be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
