JO MELISSA McDERMOTT
June 3, 2020
Jo Melissa McDermott, daughter of B.D. and Arleen Thorne, was born July 18, 1960, in Primghar, Iowa, and WALKED home to Jesus on April 21, 2020.
The family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1964, where Jo attended and graduated from Bentonville High School. Arkansas remained her home until she married Donnie McDermott on March 3, 1995, and moved to Oklahoma.
Jo's passion was horses. She was at her happiest while showing and riding, particularly her beloved paint that she raised from a colt, Sweetheart; with which Jo is now reunited.
She is survived by her parents, B.D. and Arleen Thorne; her husband, Donnie McDermott; her daughter, Jillian York and husband, Neil, and their four children Remington, Oakleigh, Karigain, and Elizabeth; two stepdaughters, Ashley McDermott and Leah McDermott and her son, Rylan; her brother, John Thorne and wife Robyn; and sister, Joy Haltom and her husband Dennis.
Also surviving are nieces and nephews, Hannah Scott and husband, Eric, and their two children; Krista Prieto, and her husband, David, and their daughter; Marva Haltom, Seth Haltom and wife, Claudia, and their daughter; Daniel Haltom; Wendy Forsyth and husband Tom, and their four children; Katie Thorne; Matthew Thorne; Christopher Thorne.
Jo delighted in her role as "Mamaw," was loved by many, and will be deeply missed. Celebration of life service will be held June 6, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Hopeton Wesleyan Church, in Hopeton, Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, honoring Jo's love for horses, the family ask that donations be made to Bennie's Barn Horse Therapy Ranch; http://www.benniesbarn.org.
Online condolences may be made at http://www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.
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