Stempel, Jo Ann

Funeral services for Jo Ann Stempel, 77, of Longview, will be 
10 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at the First Baptist 
Church Ford Chapel, with Dr. Rick Webb officiating. Private 
family burial will be in Rosewood Park Cemetery. Mrs. Stempel 
died Monday morning, December 11, 2006, at a Longview hospital. 
She was born August 6, 1929, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She 
attended Miami University of Ohio and was a member of Alpha Chi 
Omega. She and her husband moved to Longview in 1996, coming 
from Coleman, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of the 
First Christian Church in Coleman. Mrs. Stempel was a charter 
member of M&M Investment Club of Longview. She was known for her 
quick wit and sharp mind. She was the family social secretary and 
historian. When anyone needed to know something, she was consulted 
for the right answer. Mrs. Stempel is survived by her husband of 
56 years, J. Hugh Stempel of Longview; daughter, Susan Wilson and 
husband, David of Longview; grandchildren, Sarah Medin and husband, 
Tim of Longview, John D. Wilson of Waco, Chris S. Wilson of Longview, 
and Mark T.S. Wilson of San Antonio; and her friends in the M&M 
Investment Club. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday 
evening, December 12, 2006. A memorial guestbook may be signed online 
at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/12/2006.