Jo Ann McCollom

Jo Ann McCollom, an 87-year-old resident of Newtown, died at 7:12 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 in the Newtown Cemetery at Newtown. Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McCollom was born on Sept. 20, 1933 at Lucerne, the daughter of Leslie and Ethel Evelyn Luse Griffith.
She was a member of the Newtown Christian Church.
She was marred on April 16, 1955 at Lucerne to Garold Dean McCollum, who preceded her death on Dec. 30, 2007
She is survived by her children, Deann Keeher of Macks Creek, Rodney McCollom and his wife, Julie of Newtown and Janie Coffey and her husband, Randy of Tunas; her twin sister, Mary Ruth Gates of Springfield; eight grandchildren, Lesley, Scott, Ethan, Andrew, Matthew, Jonathan, Whitney and Colton; and 11 great-grandchildren Anthony, Myles, Elayah, Kaelee, Madyson, Logen, Noah, Hudson, Porter, Zoey and Maverick.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Memorials are suggested to either the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Alzheimer’s Association. They may be left at or mailed to the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com