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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jo Ann

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Forker

Jul 24, 1936 — Oct 3, 2020

Manitou

Obituary

Jo Ann Foster Forker, 84, of Manitou, KY passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN.

She was born on July 24, 1936 in Onton, KY to the late Mertie Ann Foster and William McKinley Foster. Jo Ann worked at Bear Brand Hosiery in Henderson, KY before becoming a fulltime homemaker. She was of the Christian faith. Jo Ann enjoyed sewing and crafting.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include her husband, Eugene Forker of Manitou; son, Allen (Jolene) Forker Jr. of Manitou; sister Louise Hubbard of Slaughters; caregiver and niece, Sylvia Marlow of Corydon, IN; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Gary Taylor officiating. Burial to follow at Hanson Cemetery in Hanson KY.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Wednesday.

The pallbearers are Greg Townsend, Zack Olvera, Katie Olvera, Tomas Olvera, Alicia Olvera, and Brandon Stone.

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