DURAND, Joey Ann

Joey Ann Durand, 83, of Mesa, known to many as Grandma Jo, was welcomed into heaven Friday, May 8, 2009 by her Lord. Her husband James had been waiting for her to join him since 1977.

Catherine and Jerry Huddlestun, her daughter and son-in-law of Mesa; sons James Durand of Kansas and Timothy Durand of North Carolina; 10 grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, great grandchildren and many friends are left to comfort each other.

She currently attended Brown Road Baptist Church in Mesa. She had previously attended First Baptist Church of Fountain Hills and Ponderosa Baptist in Payson.

She volunteered with the Payson Elementary School Band and played trumpet in the Rim Civic Orchestra. She was known for the character “Grandma Joenes,” which she loved to perform in the talent shows and church skits.

Her sweet spirit, love for life and humor will be missed by all whose lives she touched. 

Fountain Hills Times 5/20/2009.

Posted by Fountain Hills Times on May 28, 2009

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