JoAnn Ervin Pittman, 72 of Smithville passed away Friday, April 6 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center of an extended illness.

She was a member of the New Home Missionary Baptist Church and was retired from the DeKalb County High School as a custodian.
Funeral service was held Sunday, April 8 at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Bobby Lee Hale officiated with burial following in the Keith Cemetery.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe and Lillie Mae White Ervin; brothers, Mack Ervin, R.J. Ervin, Alvie Ervin, Red Ervin, Marlon Ervin, and W.B. Cantrell; sisters, Betty Wilson, Ruby Conway and special companion Charles Ayers.

Survivors include a daughter, Angie and William Meadows of Smithville; grandchildren, Stephanie and Billy Tiner of Smithville, Brandon Rackley and companion Kim Wyatt of Smithville; great granddaughter, Sophia Ann Tiner of Smithville; sister-in-law, Rebecca Ervin of Smithville; nephews, Ralph and June Vaughn of Murfreesboro, Douglas and Barbara Ann Ervin of Smithville, and Randy and Pam Conway of Indiana; nieces, Kimberly and Mark Violet of Smithville, Tracy and Jay Thibodeaux and Carol and Mike Landolt, all of Texas; and self-proclaimed grandchildren Matthew Summers and Alli Emme. Several great nieces and nephews also survive. Serving as pallbearers were Brandon Rackley, Billy Tiner, Hayden Ervin, Spencer Stanfield, Hunter Stanfield and Mark Violet.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville was in charge of the arrangements.