Jo Ann (Wood) Taylor

Jo Ann (Wood) Taylor was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She was married to Dorris Taylor who resides in Heaven. They moved to Independence, Missouri in 1959. She was born September 18, 1933 and passed away March 25, 2025.

She is survived by her four children: Bill Taylor, Teresa (Taylor) Monschein married to Jack Todd, Cheryl (Taylor) Davis married to Gene Davis, Mark Taylor, and Paula (Ratliff) Taylor. Grandchildren include: William David Taylor married to Kristin Taylor, Raleigh Moore married to Paige Moore, Carla Robison married to Brian Robison, Craig Davis who resides in Heaven, Cassi Hayes married to Jeremy Hayes, Jeremy Ratliff, Sally Taylor and Lee Taylor. Great grandchildren include: Mathew Taylor, Katy Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Archie and Baker Moore, Skylar Robison, Adrienne Davis, Cheyanne Davis, Hannah Hayes, Haylee Hayes, Heather Hayes, Jacob Ratliff, Ethan Ratliff who resides in Heaven, Elliana Ratliff, Dominick Taylor, Taylor Garcia, Gabrielle Ross. Great great grandchildren include: Aaliyah Taylor, Amari Taylor and Messiah Ratliff.

We remember her to be a devoted wife, a loving mother and a hard worker. She retired after 20 years with Social Security Federal Government employment downtown Kansas City, MO. She loved games, gardening, cooking and travel. While she didn’t get to travel much due to work demands, she did get to enjoy a trip to Europe with her mother, Hellen Binkley and son, Mark Taylor. She also enjoyed jaunts to St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri. She will be missed and we wish her much joy in the journey back home.

A celebration will be held on April 13th 2025 Sunday at George Owen’s Nature Park in the Lodge. From 2:30 – 4:30. Address 1601 Speck Rd, Independence, Mo 64057.

Obituary submitted by the family.

Arrangements: Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home ~ Independence, MO (816) 796-8600

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  1. Linda Christian

    4 Apr 2025 Reply

    Joanne has been a very good friend to me for 34 years. She was one of the first people I met when I started working for the government. We became fast friends. We enjoyed playing cards and going out to eat. We also enjoyed gabbing on the phone and keeping up with each others lives. I will miss her desperately. But I will remember all the fun and laughs we shared.

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