Jan. 7, 1937 – Dec. 9, 2021
JoAnn Alvey was born in Vermillion, Utah, to parents Golda and Llewellyn Alvey. Her mother passed away when she was just three years old.
She and her sister Louie lived with their beloved grandmother until her father remarried. They were raised by their mother, Ida, and their father, Lew, along with four siblings in the following years; Erlene, Marie, Janine and Kelly.
JoAnn lived her life as a true disciple of Jesus Christ and was a blessing to everyone who had the good fortune to cross her path.
She graduated from Richfield High School, moved to Los Angeles in 1958 after receiving her education and got her license in California to work in the beauty industry. She was a successful businesswoman, owning several Vanity Faire salons in fashionable Brentwood and Santa Monica, California. She retired in 1995 and moved to St. George, Utah in 2005.
JoAnn lived a life of service, helping immigrants earn citizenship, assisting the elderly and coming to the rescue of anyone in need. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and gave generously of her time and resources serving others in Santa Monica, Los Angeles and St. George.
JoAnn passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 9, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. She is preceded in death by her sister Erlene Crowther and survived by three of her sisters; Louie Keeney, Marie Carter and Janine Astle, her brother Kelly Alvey, 21 nieces and nephews and many more grandnieces and grandnephews. Many who knew and loved her regarded her as their second mother or grandmother.
Graveside services will be held in Sigurd, Utah, on Tuesday, December 21 at 1 p.m. The funeral home is Magleby in Richfield.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor to the church humanitarian fund at https://philanthropies.