MONTEZUMA, GA - JoAnn Sawyer Tallent, 80, of Montezuma, GA, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA. A graveside service is set for 11 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park in Montezuma, GA. Rev. Ed Sandefur will officiate the service.
Mrs. Tallent was born November 15, 1934 in Montezuma, GA, to the late Alex Pitts Sawyer and Mary Ida Henderson Sawyer. Mrs. Tallent was the Head Teller at the Bank of Macon County for eighteen years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Edd Tallent.
Mrs. Tallent is survived by her children: John E. (Jenny) Tallent, Jr. of Grayson, GA and James A. (Lisa) Tallent of Rupert, GA; six grandchildren: Joy T. (Caleb) Hollis, Jill (Steven) Dobek, Jamie (Brad) Winterburn, Mallory (Mike) Blackston, Shelby (Nicholas) Smith, and Chelsea Tallent; and nine great-grandchildren: Landon Hollis, Jackson Tallent, Grace Ann Tallent, Colton Hollis, Braxton Hollis, Graham Dobek, Easton Dobek, Waylon Blackston, and John Tallent.
Friends and family may view and sign the guestbook at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home of Montezuma, GA is in charge of funeral arrangements.