Joanne C. Double, 78, of Chicora died Sunday at VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler following an illness.
Born in Worthington, Armstrong County, on Sept. 28, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Robert Claypoole and Ruth Hepler Claypoole
She had worked at Waltman Furniture Store in Chicora as a sales lady and cleaning lady for 15 years, retiring in 1997 because of ill health.
She was a member of United Methodist Church of Chicora and a member of Chicora Women of the Moose.
She married Curtis R. Double Dec. 1, 1956, and he died July 12, 2008.
She is survived by a daughter, Shelley Barnhart and her husband, Steve, of Chicora; sons, Robert Double and his wife, Tammy, of Chicora and Patrick Double and his wife, Cheryl, of Chicora; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son, and a step-granddaughter, Angela Barnhart.
DOUBLE - Friends of Joanne C. Double, who died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, will be received at STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME, 111 E. Slippery Rock and Main streets, Chicora, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Chicora Women of the Moose will have a memorial service at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home officiated by Rev. Jim Lewis.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations be made to the VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001
For information, directions and to extend condolences go to www.steighnerfuneralhome.com.