Funeral service for Jo Nan Avery will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Robert Gorrell, Pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Facebook page.

Jo Nan Avery, 87, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at her home in Lawton. She was born April 26, 1934 southwest of Lawton, Oklahoma to Joe LaRue and Ruth Ellen (Dykes) Rose. She married Clarence Avery on May 14, 1977 in Lawton. Clarence passed away January 3, 2013. Jo Nan worked for civil service at Fort Sill, Oklahoma as an editor for their publications.

Jo Nan loved going to church and loved her church family. She attended Centenary United Methodist Church with her granddaughter Hayley. She enjoyed quilting, making jewelry, knitting, and crocheting. Her biggest joy and love was her granddaughter, Hayley Tanner who will miss her enormously.

Jo Nan is survived by her stepdaughter, Jamie Tanner and husband Steve of Lawton, granddaughter Hayley Tanner of the home, and cousin, Charles Wickwire and wife Carolyn of southeast of Lawton, Oklahoma and other family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.