NORTH WEBSTER – JoAnn Clayton, 83, of Columbia City, and formerly of North Webster, passed away at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City.
She was born on Dec. 14, 1937, in Nappanee, to Kirby and Alma Reed Robinson. She graduated in 1955 from Warsaw High School and lived most of her life in the North Webster area until she moved to Columbia City eight years ago.
She was a homemaker, worked in a few local factories and cleaned homes and businesses. She formerly attended the Church of God in North Webster and was a former member of the Hi Neighbors Club in North Webster.
She is survived by three daughters: Deb Minear, of North Webster; Raetta (Manuel) Madriz, of Warsaw; and Mary Ann (Joel) Vorndran, of Columbia City; two sons: James (Toni) Clayton, and Ed (Judy) Clayton, both of North Webster; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one brother, Lewis Robinson, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lucille Rose; and son-in-law, Donald Minear.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Memorial services will follow at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home, with Pastor Myron Drent of the Country Bible Church officiating. Private burial will take place in Nappanee.
*****
Preferred memorials may be given to the JoAnn Clayton Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 72, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family of JoAnn Clayton, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
