Jo Anna Johnson

Jo Anna Johnson, 84, of the Schuyler County Nursing Home, formerly rural Queen City, MO, passed away on November 4, 2026 at Northeast Regional Hospital.

Jo Anna was born on January 14th, 1942 to Woodrow and Freda (McBee) Starbuck on the family farm East of Queen City, MO. Her family attended the Queen City Baptist Church where she was baptized in 1952. She attended Fairview School and then Queen City High School where she graduated valedictorian in 1959. 

In 1957, she met William Johnson, and they wed on June 14th, 1959 at the Queen City Baptist Church. They went on to have two daughters, Elizabeth and Barbara.

William and Jo Anna ran a diary, beef, and row crop farm where she milked for forty years. She was a long time member of the Baptist Women Circle and Modern Mrs. Club.  She had many creative passions including cake decorating, sewing, and designing quilts.  

Jo Anna is survived by two daughters: Elizabeth (Michael) Oberman of Queen City, MO and Barbara Hawley of Columbia, MO; five grandchildren: April (Benjamin) Bartlett of Marion, IA, Tony (Abby) Oberman of Queen City, MO, Whitney (Grant) Crockett of Columbia, MO; Chris (Jenny) Hawley of Columbia, MO, and Mary Beth Hawley or Ballwin, MO; seven great grandchildren : Benjamin "Junior", Nadalynn and Jameson Bartlett of Marion, IA, Emily and Joey Oberman of Queen City, MO, Jocelynn Crockett of Columbia, MO, and Annabelle Hawley of Columbia, MO; three siblings: James (Katherine) Starbuck of Queen City, MO, Marilyn May of Columbia, MO, and Robert (Karen) Starbuck of Cambridge, IL and many beloved nieces, nephews, Cousins, and friends. 

Jo Anna is preceded in death by her husband, William Johnson, parents, father and mother-in-law, great-granddaughter, Kimberlynn Bartlett, sister-in-law, Helen (Applegate) Middleton and brother in laws, Joe Applegate and Wesley May.  

Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.-m.-10:30 a.m. with funeral to follow at 10:30a.m. Saturday, November 7th at the Dooley Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Baker officiating.  Burial Will follow at the Queen City Cemetery in Queen City.  

Pallbearers will be Micheal Oberman, Tony Oberman, Chris Hawley, Benjamin Bartlett, Benjamin "Junior" Bartlett, and Grant Crockett.