Mary JoAnn Cashman Groves, 88, Branson, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021. She was born on August 4, 1933, in Springfield, Missouri to Lindsay Cashman Sr. and Carrie (Buckley) Cashman.
JoAnn loved her God, her family and her country. She was a retired waitress. Mary loved playing the piano, having taught herself to play. She also enjoyed playing and singing, especially Gospel music. She also enjoyed fixing clocks.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Charles F. Groves, her son, Roger Neal Groves, her brother: Lindsay Sullivan Cashman Jr., and two sisters: Wanda Glee Farr and Rose Carolyn Cook.
She is survived by her two children: Cheryl Powell and her husband, Kerry, Fair Grove, Missouri and Mark L. Groves and his wife, Cami Travis-Groves, Olathe, Kansas. Five grandchildren: Karen Denise Powell Stiles, Jennifer Groves, Courtney Groves, Nathanial Groves, and Charlie Groves; three great-grandchildren: Brandon Lee Stiles, Rebecca Lynn Stiles and Cash Groves.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, in Greenlawn Funeral Home North, with burial to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour before services, from noon to 1:00 p.m.