JoAnn Duty Obituary

JoAnn Duty, 88, of Piggott, Arkansas, passed away on February 20, 2026 at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born on July 28, 1937 in Paris, Tennessee, to Tom and Jewell Bomar. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Piggott and she worked as an LPN nurse at Doctors Hospital and Kniebert Clinic in Poplar Bluff and then at Piggott Community Hospital. She enjoyed spending time with her family, flowers, and working puzzles.

She was preceded in death by; her parents: Tom and Jewell Bomar; her husband: Roy Duty; her sister: Bobbie Sue Bomar; and her brother: John L. Bomar.

Survivors include; her daughter: Tracy Ballard (Joe) of Piggott, Arkansas; one grandson: Matthew Ballard of Piggott, Arkansas; two nieces: Carolyn Bakke (Paul) of Huntsville, Alabama and Alicia Sue Davis (Stan) of Southaven, Mississippi; one nephew: Richard Thomas Bomar (Shannon) of Hernando, Mississippi; and one sister-in-law: Nancy Bomar.

Pallbearers: Darrell Gallyean, Barry Johnson, Bill Veal, Chris Lemmons, Monty Howell, and Brad Montgomery.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 23, 2026 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Piggott, Arkansas, at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Kim Bridges officiating. Burial will follow at the Piggott Cemetery under the direction of Faith Funeral Service.