Grayson, KY - Joannae Carter Blevins March 21, 1948 - April 5, 2025.

Joannae Carter Blevins of Grayson, Kentucky passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland from complications

of a life well-lived.

Joannae was preceded in death by her parents, Curt and Deane, her father and mother-in-law, Elgan and Ethel, sisters Barbara (Paul) Campbell and Debra (Jim) Peffer, and brothers and sister-in-law, Carl, Johnny, E.W. and Mary Lois Blevins-Ramey.

Joannae is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Vernal Blevins. Theirs was a true partnership grounded in love and respect. She worked with him to build a life many would be envious of. On the farm she picked strawberries, and pulled, set, and stripped tobacco. In town many might remember her as a clerk at The Corner Shop, Grayson Pharmacy, or the Sundry Store.

She is also survived by her children Barbara (Robert) Grossman of Lexington and Christopher (Vickie) Blevins of Grayson, her grandchildren, Benjamin and Jessica Grossman, Tracy (Tristian) Hall, and Brandon (Megan) Wilburn, her great-grandchildren, Bradley Ratcliff and Raiden Shortis, sisters-in-laws Mary Francis and Mary Lewis Blevins, special nephew Tim Blevins and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins who will mourn her passing.

Joannae was known for her love of reading and travel. She was never without a book, especially enjoying the authors Dean Koontz, Catherine Cookson, and Nora Lofts. Joannae was afraid of flying. Still, she traveled much of the continental United States and throughout Europe via plane, train, and automobile.

JoAnna was firm in her Christian faith and was a long-time member of Hopewell Methodist Church. She was known for her acceptance of everyone, regardless of color or religion. She had strong political beliefs and remained a feminist through and through when those beliefs became unpopular. She was a fierce protector of those she loved. She was our beloved wife, mother, and matriarch. She will be missed immeasurably.

Funeral Services will be 1 pm Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Malone Funeral Home in Grayson with Brother Chris Bellew officiating. Burial will follow in the Blevins Family Cemetery on Blevins Road. Visitation will be 11 am Wednesday until the service hour. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.malonefuneralhome.com

Pallbearers will be Tim Blevins, Benjamin Grossman, Mike Peffer, Michael Peffer, Curtis Peffer, Brandon Wilburn and Nathan Prichard, with honorary pallbearer Bradley Ratcliff.