Jo Ann Blum 72, of Wauchula, Florida went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 20, 2022. She passed on her 52nd Wedding Anniversary. Jo Ann was born June 18, 1949, in Wauchula, Florida to Bernard and Ethel Faircloth, and has been a lifelong resident of Wauchula. She was a member of Lake Dale Baptist Church and a skilled pianist, playing at Lake Dale Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, and Charlie Creek Baptist Church. Jo Ann is preceded in death by both parents Bernard and Ethel Faircloth; husband Albert Blum; son Christopher Blum; brothers Santel Thornton and Randy Faircloth. She is survived by son James Blum of Wauchula, Fl.; daughter Samantha Fenton of Wauchula, Fl.; brother Bubba Faircloth of Venice, Fl. ; sister Shela Thornton of Lakeland, Fl. ; and 8 grandchildren.