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Jo Ann Stout, 68, Muscatine
Obituaries · January 16, 2015



Jo Ann Stout, 68, of Muscatine, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Muscatine.

Jo Ann Stout was born on June 4, 1946, in Marshall, Mo., the daughter of Harold and Lorraine (Strecker) Coats. She attended high school in Missouri. She was previously married to Larry Beik. On June 1, 1987, she married Robert Stout in Muscatine, Iowa.

Jo Ann worked several years in banking, following that she worked for Walnut Grove/Cargill. The last several years she was office manager for O’Toole’s in Letts until her partial retirement.

She was a member of the Church of Christ in Atalissa.

Her No. 1 love was her family and she was known for her cooking. Jo Ann also enjoyed quilting, gardening, knitting, reading and sewing.

She is survived by her husband, Robert of Muscatine; children Patricia Stransky of Nichols, Garrison Alexander of West Hollywood, Calif., Tracy Schutte of West Branch, Kelly Dowler of Alliance, Neb., Barbara Trafton of Kalona, Stephanie Martin of Nichols and Lindsay Nash North Liberty; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Proceeding Jo Ann in death were her parents, Harold and Lorraine, and brother Lonnie Jack Coats.

The Celebration of Jo Ann’s Life will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. with a short service at 6 p.m. at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services.