Jo Ann Block

Canton – Jo Ann Block, 78, of Canton passed away at 9:45 am Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her residence.  She was born on September 30, 1938 in Bloomington to Roy A. and Mary A. (Armstrong) Knuppel.  Jo Ann married Leland E. Block on September 30, 1984 in Canton.  He survives along with one brother Lee Roy Knuppel of Canton, one sister Mary Sue Woodbury of Southampton, NJ, two nieces; Sandi (Scott) Hill of Runnemede, NJ, and Michele (Francisco Laboy III) Woodbury of Los Cruces, NM, and 5 great-nieces and nephews; Emma, Ethan, Eliza, Gabriela, and Francisco IV.  She was preceded in death by her parents.
Jo Ann followed in her Grandmother’s and Mother’s footsteps by earning a Bachelor of Science Degree from Illinois State University.  She was a math and science teacher in middle and high school.  She went to New Zealand on the International Farm Youth Exchange and was a 4-H leader for 47 years being inducted into the State 4-H Hall of Fame.  Jo Ann also was township clerk, a master gardener, homemaker and member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Canton.
Services will be 11 am Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church where visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 pm.  The Rev. Micah Garnett will officiate.  Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials can be made to either her Trinity Lutheran Church or Fulton County 4-H.  Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton is in charge of arrangements. To leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com
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