Josephine (Jo) Elizabeth Agnew McAlister passed from this life into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 1, at the age of 94. Jo was born to John W. and Beulah Beatrice (Lassiter) Agnew on May 9, 1926, in Oklahoma City. She was a retired registered nurse, but she will mainly be remembered as a loving and kind, wife, mother, sister, aunt, Granny, and Jo Jo, and friend. Her legacy of family and friends will keep her memory alive for many generations. Jo was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 64 years, James (Jay) Wilson McAlister, and her three sisters and three brothers. She is survived by her sons, David and wife Janet McAlister and Tom and wife Jennie Bea McAlister; her daughters and loving care givers, Jane and husband Robert Igo and Susan and husband Rex Stanford. She had eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Jo graduated from Capitol Hill High School and went into nurses training in Wesley Hospital as a cadet near the end of WWII. She met and married Jay in 1948, and over the next six years gave birth to four kids. After raising her children Jo went back to work as a registered nurse, retiring from Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Jo loved to garden with Jay, spend time with her family, and read, especially the Bible. She was a Southern Baptist, and has now entered the throne room of her Lord, singing His praises with the other saints. The family would like to thank Town Village Retirement Center and Physicians Choice Hospice for their loving care for Jo. To all her care givers over the past year, the family expresses gratitude, and thanks God for you all. Visitation will be Thursday, September 3, from 9 am to 9 pm, at Mercer-Adams Funeral Service in Bethany. A celebration of her life and worship service will be graveside at Bethany Cemetery at 2:00 PM, Friday, September 4. Graveside Service Bethany Cemetery Friday, September 04, 2020 2:00 PM N.W. 63rd and Rockwell Bethany, Oklahoma 73008 Viewing Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 9am-9pm at Mercer-Adams