Mrs. Coldiron
JoAnne Burgess Coldiron, 88, of Milano passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025 (her mom’s birthday) in Caldwell.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June, at Sand Grove Cemetery with Alden Crowe officiating.
The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
JoAnne was born on June 11, 1936, in Temple to Woodrow Wilson and Mittie Anne Haddox Burgess.
She attended Rockdale ISD.
On Nov. 29, 1952, she married Bobby Ray Coldiron in Chriesman.
She was employed at the Dixie Theater as a teenager. After marriage, she was employed with Fletcher Farms in their poultry operation.
She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with spending time with her husband as he was attending jamborees. She also had many friends she spent time with, especially Pauline Dodd and Boy Arledge.
She was a good cook and her children couldn’t decide on what her best meal was because they were all delicious.
JoAnne was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Coldiron; her parents, Woodrow and Mittie Burgess; brother Woody Burgess; sister Patsy Moody; mother and father-in-law, Alton and Eunice Coldiron; brother-in-laws J.R. Coldiron, Gene Moody and Eddie Collins; son-in-law Arvin Jones.
JoAnne is survived by her daughter, Charlotte Jones; son Randy Coldiron and wife Missy; grandchildren Jennifer Ivins and husband Terry, Chance Coldiron and wife Alexis, Mikey Coldiron and wife Melisa, Eric Jones and wife Kelsey, Mandy Clanton and husband Daniel, Robert Reese and wife Jacqueline; 21 great-grandchildren; brother Jimmy Burgess and wife Delaine; sister Vivian Collier and husband Johnny; sisters-in-law Mary Beth Burgess and Joyce Collins; and numerous, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Randy Coldiron, Chance Coldiron, Mikey Coldiron, Eric Jones, Seth Coldiron and Tommy Coldiron.