Jo Anna Helton McCadden

Jo finished a short but fierce battle with reoccuring metastasized breast cancer and passed away peacefully in her sleep at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Ark. Jo has moved on to continue her search for the perfect shell on new white sand beaches, the perfect drive down the middle of the fairway, a perfectly enjoyable jaunt to Europe with friends, the perfect book(s) to curl up and read or the perfect dog to spoil like Ginger, the last in a long line of "good dogs." Jo was preceded in death by her parents Alec and Bea Helton of Eldred, Ill., and sister Betty Wilson of Shattuc, Ill. Jo is survived by her husband Pete McCadden of Fort Smith, Ark.; sister Doris Pranger of White Hall, Ill.; daughters Laura Thomas (Mark) of Maumelle, Ark., and Carrie East (Steve) of Conway, Ark.; grandchildren Zeb Daniel (Steph) of Gastonia, N.C., Amanda Moser (Derek) of Greenbrier, Ark., and Trey Daniel (Jessie) of Conway, Ark.; great-grandchildren Harper Daniel of Gastonia, N.C., Mabrey and Rhodes Moser of Greenbrier, Ark.; and several cherished nieces and nephews. Also many neighbors and friends, particularly the Ben Geren Ladies Golf Club and the Village Harbor Garden Club. Special thanks to Hospice Home Care (Little Rock), Mercy Hospital (Fort Smith), CHI St. Vincent Hospital (Little Rock and Sherwood), CARTI, Hope Lodge and everyone else who assisted, prayed or just listened through the last year. Thank you for all you did for our amazing wife, mother, sister, daughter, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Per Jo's wishes she will be cremated with no memorial service at this time. A celebration of life event will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, as a way to honor Jo, please make donations to CARTI, Mercy Health Foundation, CHI St. Vincent Foundation or the cause of your choice.