McElhaney

JoAnn (McCoy) McElhaney, 92, formerly of Butler, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, in The Villages, Fla. She moved to The Villages in 2021 and enjoyed walking, swimming and warm weather.

She was born June 17, 1931, in New Brighton, to the late Mont R. McCoy and Anna Marie (Shay) McCoy.

JoAnn was a graduate of the 1949 class of Findlay Township High School. She was a member of Meridian United Presbyterian Church. She served as an elder, a trustee, a deaconess and a Sunday school teacher. She led many committees; she was a member of the Tuesday’s Bible study and the Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church. JoAnn worked at Community Meals and the Butler Community Food Cupboard. She worked with Meals on Wheels for over 20 years. She enjoyed playing cards, was an avid reader and walked 4 miles a day.

JoAnn is survived by her two sons, Randall A. McElhaney and his former wife, Lynn McElhaney, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Douglas D. McElhaney and his wife, Diane, of Butler; two daughters, Barbara A. Stopenski and her husband, Stanley, of The Villages, Fla., and Cynthia K. Blair of the Villages, Fla; five grandchildren, Katie Thayer and her husband, Jonathan, of Ashland, Va., Laura C. McElhaney of Virginia Beach, Va., Shannon Harrison and her husband, Brandon, of Toledo, Ohio, Rebecca Stopenski and her husband, Alex Porro, of Wilmington, Del., and Stephen Stopenski and his wife, Judy Doong, of San Diego, Calif.; one great-grandson, Wesley Harrison; one great-granddaughter, Juliette Porro; a twin brother, R. John McCoy of Aliquippa; a sister-in-law, Fern (Starr) McCoy of Spencer, W.Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of over 63 years, Regis McElhaney; her parents; her sisters, Beverly Joyce McCoy, (infant), Jean Harshbarger, Grace Platt, Ruth Rowe, Sarah “Becky” Scarbro, Beatrice “Betty” Brodmerkel and Dolores Searight; a brother, Donald M. McCoy; and a son-in-law, Daniel Blair.

MCELHANEY — A visitation for JoAnn (McCoy) McElhaney, who died Friday, April 26, 2024, will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St., Butler.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave., Butler, with the Rev. Stephen M. Franklin officiating.

Burial will take place in the Butler County Memorial Park.

All who knew JoAnn are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to her unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.