Jo-Anna P. Suarez, a cosmetologist of 18 years and owner of Jo-Anna’s Full Service Hair Salon, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008. She was 37.

Jo-Anna was born to Francisco and Margarita Perez, Sr. on April 16, 1970 in Sinton, Texas. A lifelong resident of Odem, Jo-Anna was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Odem, The American Cancer Society, the Odem Athletic Booster Club, and the Odem-Edroy ISD Site Base Committee.

Survivors include her spouse, J.J. Suarez, Jr.; a son, J.J. Suarez, III; her parents Francisco and Margarita Perez; one brother, Francisco W. Perez, Jr.; two sisters, Mauny (Oscar Sanchez) Perez and Doris (Roland) Rodriguez, all of Odem, Texas; a mother-in-law, Yolanda Suarez, of Austin; two sisters-in-law, Jennifer (Andres) Moreno, of Sinton, and Jacqueline Suarez, of Dallas, Texas; nieces and nephews: Frankie, Hunter, Jaime, Joshua, Sean, Katherine, Andi, Randi, Izaiah, and Jioni; and best friend Jessica Rodriguez of Odem, Texas.

A brother, Jaime Javier Perez, maternal grandparents, Felix and Eugenia Garcia, paternal grandparents, Moises and Doris Perez, and father-in-law, Johnny Joe Suarez, Sr., precede her in death.        

Visitation will begin Thursday, January 10, 2008, 1:00 PM, at Resthaven Funeral Home, Sinton. A rosary will be held Thursday, January 10, 2008, 7:00 PM, Sacred Heart Church in Odem. Another rosary will be held Friday, January 11, 2008, 7:00 PM, Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel, Sinton. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10:30 AM, Sacred Heart Church, Odem. Burial will follow at the San Pedro Cemetery, Odem.

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