A native of Northampton County, PA, she was born to the late George Peter Muller Jr. and Elizabeth Jane Shull Muller.

She was a longtime member of Rosemary Methodist Church, was a master gardener, was very active for many years with relay for life, was a volunteer at the Halifax Regional Medical Center free clinic and was also a part of the Halifax Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.

Joanne is survived by her husband George T. Jackson, Jr.; her daughter Beth Jackson Cooke and her husband, James of Cary, NC; her son Bruce Jackson and his wife Cynthia of Rocky Mount, NC; her brother, George Peter Muller, III and his wife Barbara of Annapolis, Maryland; her three grandchildren, Lauren Jackson Winstead and her husband, James of Wendell, NC, Jennifer N. Fitzpatrick and her husband, Ford, of Cary, NC, Jennifer C. Dooly and her husband, Andrew of Apex, NC; her four great-grandchildren, Natalie Dooley, Evelyn Fitzpatrick, Stevie Fitzpatrick and Jackson Winstead.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Askew Funeral Service Jackson Street Chapel on 839 Jackson Street in Roanoke Rapids, NC with Rev. Steve McElroy officiating.

Interment will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids, NC.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 6:30 until 8:30 P.M. at the Askew Funeral & Cremation Services on 731 Roanoke Ave. Roanoke Rapids, NC.

Online Condolences may be made to the family at www.askewfs.com