The Payson Roundup / Obituaries

Joey Ann Durand

Joey Ann Durand, 83, of Mesa, formerly of Payson, known to many as “Grandma Jo,” died May 8, 2009. Her husband James had been waiting for her to join him since 1977.
Catherine and Jerry Huddlestun, her daughter and son-in-law of Mesa; sons, James Durand of Kansas and Timothy Durand of North Carolina; 10 grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, great-grandchildren and many friends are left to comfort each other.
She was most recently a member of Brown Road Baptist Church in Mesa.
She previously attended the First Baptist Church of Fountain Hills and Ponderosa Baptist in Payson.
She volunteered with the Payson Elementary School band and played trumpet in the Rim Civic Orchestra. She was known for the character “Grandma Jones,” which she loved to perform in the talent shows and church skits.
Her sweet spirit, love for life and humor will be missed by all whose lives she touched.