Jo Ann Kay Smith, 78, slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Carrus Specialty Hospital in Sherman.
Mrs. Smith was born December 4, 1941 in Pfeifer, Kansas, daughter of Alex and Irene Hentges Burgardt.  She married the love of her life, Lee Smith, in Mexico.  Jo Ann loved her family and they always came first to her.  She loved to cook, decorate cakes and enjoyed to read, especially Cowboy books.  Jo Ann loved the Lord and was a member of Country Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Smith leaves behind her husband of 54 years, Lee Smith, of Denison, Texas; son, Chad Smith and wife, Carly, of Melissa, Texas; grandsons, Hunter Petersen of Denison, Texas and Joseph Luck of Denison, Texas; brother, David Burgardt of Wichita, Kansas;
and sister, Sharon Burgardt of St. Louis, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and daughter, Jo Ann Smith.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning, February 8, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery Chapel.  Arrangements were under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home, Denison. - - -
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