Jo Dawna Burgess, 64 of Fort Smith passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in a local hospital. She attended Bost to the age of thirteen then to McCalls Chapel School in Ada, Oklahoma; she was active with the Fort Smith Hope Center and participated in the Special Olympics. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Burgess.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the 1st United Methodist Church Roebuck Chapel at 200 North 15th in Fort Smith with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.

She is survived by her mother, Lois (Williams) Burgess who dedicated her life to caring for her beloved daughter; three brothers, Stephen Joe Burgess and Mark Burgess and wife, Jan all of Fort Smith; Mike Burgess and wife, Cindy of Edmond, Oklahoma; several nieces, nephews and numerous cousins.

Pallbearers will be Taylor Burgess, Weston Burgess, Donovan Burgess, Steve Burgess, Mark Burgess and Mike Burgess.