Jo Ann Gatlin Starkey Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jo Ann Gatlin Starkey (Hammond, Louisiana), born in Independence, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 83, on January 12, 2020. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Jo Ann Gatlin Starkey to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Hollister Gatlin and Bernice Bankston Gatlin; her husband Lee Oscar Starkey; and her siblings, James Louis Gatlin, Willis McArthur "Mack" Gatlin and Margaret Herring.

She is survived by: her daughters, Donnie Elam (Jimmy) and Vickie Abels; her grandchildren, Shelly Elam, Kelly Elam (Renee), Ashley and Whitney Abels; her great grandchildren, Caysen Hood, Benjamin Elam and Payton Lewis; and her brother Wallace Gatlin (Elvadee). She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.