JoAnn Brown

JOANN BROWN

Washington

JoAnn Brown, 61, of Washington, Iowa, passed away at her home Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, surrounded by her loving family following a short battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at First Baptist Church in Washington. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A memorial fund has been established for Hospice of Washington County.

JoAnn Brown was born Feb. 20, 1958, in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of James and Mary (Cumby) Daringer. She spent her first 30 years living in Illinois, where she married Timothy Brown on March 31, 1989, in Decatur Ill. She spent 30 years working with the mentally challenged. In her spare time, she loved to travel, visiting 30 states and 15 islands. She attended First Baptist Church in Washington.

JoAnn is survived by her husband, Timothy; four children, Dawn Milam of North Liberty, Amanda (Aaron) Jones of North Liberty, Travis Hartman of Des Moines and Jennifer Hartman of Washington; fur babies, Sparky and Skippy; seven grandchildren, Elijah, Spencer, Jazmine, Kate, Logan, Landon and Gage; five siblings, Pat (Tom) Root of Lincoln, Ill., Donna (Herman) Giles of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Debbie Daringer of Lincoln, James Daringer of Bloomington, Ill., and Ralph (Tara) Daringer of Washington, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents; her grandmother, Faye Gilker; nephew, Fred P. McCarty; and best friend, Carol Callahan.