Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, June 9, 201
JoAnne Marvelle Byrant, aged 83, passed away peacefully May 21, 2013. Born in Carbondale, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 24, 1930, she was the only child of EstherMarie Barnes and Tony Watson Byrant.
As a young girl JoAnne’s family moved to Texas where they lived in Galveston and Texas City. Finally settling in California, she went to school in Eagle Rock and Burbank. She attended Burbank High School where she participated in journalism and graduated in 1948. JoAnne loved her horse, Diamond, and as a teenager enjoyed riding the area around home on Hollywood Way. She worked as a soda jerk at Albin’s Drug Store, and later worked as a telephone operator at Lockheed, CBS, and Pacific Telephone.
Retiring to Bishop, California, and later to Saint George, Utah, she enjoyed reading and keeping up with current events.
Her legacy includes daughters; Marie Traulsen (Tom), Bobbi-Jo Nelsen (Jeff), and Linda Pagenkopp (Brian), grandchildren Ron, Mark, Drew, Derek, Kelsea, Angela, Lisa, and Bobby; great- grandchildren, Ethan, Justin, Scotty, Amiah, Danika, Flannery, Jesenia, Tanner, Bryce, and Kaden. She was preceded in death by grandchild Kevin and great-grandson, Dallas. Private services were held in Saint George, Utah
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