Helen Mcanally

Helen JoAnn McAnally, 79, died May 3, 2015 at her home in Fritch. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Riverview Baptist Church with Preacher Jimmy Gillmore officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

JoAnn was born May 25, 1935 to Earl Ben Burkett and Ida Mae Sullivan Burkett in Eldorado, Oklahoma. She has been a resident of this area since 1945 and married Fred McAnally May 19, 1949. JoAnn loved to cook and lived for her Grandkids and Family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Floyd, her son in law Dean Smith and her grandsons Joel and Cory Smith.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years Fred, her two daughters Freeda Primera and her husband Gabriel of Monahans, TX and Sally Smith of Carlsbad, NM, her brother Kenneth Burkett of Pasadena, TX, seven grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.

Casket bearers will be Clint McAnally, Chris Sims, Jason McAnally, Kelly Smith, Ben Sims, Brett Smith and Chad Tucker.