Jo Ann (Gattenby) Swearengin, 87, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at Crown Care Rehab and Healthcare Center in Harrisonville, MO. Graveside services were held Thursday, July 20, 2023 at the Clearfork Cemetery in Garden City, MO.

Jo Ann was born April 4, 1936 in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of Everett and Verna (Sprague) Gattenby. She attended Southeast High School in Kansas City. She married Vern Ray Swearengin on August 6, 1954 in Kansas City, MO. They lived in Kansas City before moving to their farm in Harrisonville, MO.

Jo Ann was a teacher at Kinder Kastle Pre-School in Harrisonville for 25 years. She was a charter member of Pleasant Valley Homemakers and a member of Clay Potters Garden Club. She was a member of Harrisonville Mennonite Church for 40 years, and more recently, she was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Harrisonville.

Jo Ann was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vern on November 16, 2015; an adopted son, Robert Wesley Swearengin; two brothers, Ralph and Keith Gattenby; two sisters, Dora Mae Hawk and Norma Jean Anderson. She is survived by two daughters: Lois Milam, Harrisonville, MO; and Marcella Powers (Andy), Garden City, MO; one sister, Peggy Jurgensmeyer (Roger), Belton, MO; four grandchildren: Sarah Randolph (Lance), Drew Powers (Randi), James Milam (Lisa), and Blake Powers (Samantha); and eight great-grandchildren: Tucker Randolph, Hunter Milam, Fisher Randolph, Blakely Milam, Audrey Powers, Emma Powers, Wesley Powers, and Wade Powers.