Jo Ann Carter

Jo Ann (Lawson) Carter, age 80, fell asleep February 4, 2024, at Lakes of Sylvania with family by her side.

Born January 6, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio to John and Elizabeth Lawson, Joanne attended Woodard and Scott High School in Toledo. She dedicated her life as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and was baptized in 1971. She married James H. Carter and they had four beautiful children together.

Joanne loved crocheting and baking. She was a very loving, caring, and giving person. She had several jobs over the years but retired from Toledo Public Schools after 25 years of service as a bus driver and radio dispatcher.

Joanne loved to make people happy when they requested her favorite dishes, such as homemade cornbread dressing, neckbones & rice, peach cobbler, and bread pudding just to name a few. She also had a beautiful singing voice and was very good at playing cards and dancing. Very important to her was sharing the beautiful Kingdom message of HOPE for the future with her family and anyone else she came into contact with.

Jo Ann (Lawson) Carter was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elizabeth Lawson; brothers, John Henry and Kendall Lawson; sisters, Carol Randall, Jerilyn Garrison, and Phyllis Lawson; and children, James D., Joseph, Jerrett, and Janelle Carter. She is survived by her brother, Warren (Thelma) Lawson of Washington, D.C.; sister, Robyn Lightner of Toledo, OH; grandsons, James and Ivan; granddaughters, R’yionne and Sharise Carter; nieces, Sophia and Tina; and other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many other nieces, nephews, and cousins.