Sep 11, 1935 — Jul 5, 2026
Mrs. Joanne Leslie White Wilcox, aged 90, passed away on July 5, 2026 at Columbus Hospice after a short illness. She was born on September 11, 1935 in Marion County, South Carolina, a daughter of Wilbur Simpson White and Hattie Belle Coleman White. She graduated from Marion High School, Winthrop College and the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a BS and MS in Home Economics respectively. Before her marriage, she taught Home Economics at Hartsville High School in South Carolina and Radford College in Virginia. Later she was Director of Grace United Methodist Nursery School in Auburn for nine years. She was a long-time active member of Grace United Methodist Church.
She married Roy Carl Wilcox on September 2, 1965, and they were happily married for 59 years before his passing in 2024.
Mrs. Wilcox is survived by her two children, Karen Wilcox of Atlanta and Warren (Jenny) Wilcox of Columbus, Georgia, and her four grandchildren Ace, Risa, Rhiannon and Jude, along with several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the caregivers at the Oaks at Grove Park in Columbus for their attentiveness and care of their mother and Mama Jo during her bout with Alzheimer’s.
Visitation will be at 10:00 am, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am, both at Grace United Methodist Church in Auburn on Saturday, July 18. A private burial will follow at Town Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Foodbank of East Alabama or the Alzheimer’s Association .
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