JoAnn Osbourn
1933 - 2019
Obituary
JoAnn (Reaves) Osbourn, 86, died Sunday
(July 21, 2019) at Newton Medical Center. She was born May 30, 1933,
in Ravenden, Arkansas, to Frank and Lucille (Shull) Reaves.
JoAnn's family moved to Halstead when
she was 5 and she spent her school years there, active as a
cheerleader, drum major and participant in high school plays. After
graduation in 1951, she attended Wichita State University. JoAnn
worked for the Santa Fe Railroad (in Emporia and Newton) beginning in
1956, and retired in 1988 as Chief Clerk to the Trainmasters.
She served as Treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks for many years, was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary, was recipient of the RSVP Sunshine Award
from Harvey County and received the President's Call to Service Award
from the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.
JoAnn married Herman "Swede"
Osbourn on Sept. 1, 1991. He preceded her in death in 2018. In
addition to her husband, JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents;
four brothers: Paul, Gene, Lloyd and Frank Reaves; and one sister,
Kathleen Moore.
Survivors include nephews, Paul Reaves
and Edgar Adrian; and step-grandchildren, Brooke Gonzalez and Eric
Ramsey.
A graveside committal service will be
10 a.m. Friday (July 26, 2019) at Halstead City Cemetery in Halstead.
Services by Petersen Funeral Home, Newton.
