Joanne McCready, wife of WAL/DAL Capt. James McCready

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Joanne Eileen McCready, wife of WAL/DAL Capt. James McCready

May 3, 1945 - January 24, 2022

 

Sad news has reached our group with the passing of Joanne Eileen McCready, wife of Western/Delta pilot Captain James Lewis McCready.  Jim joined Western Airlines 07-05-1978 and retired with Delta Air Lines and was Atlanta based.  Services for Joanne are being held today in Tennessee. 

To view the obituary and video tribute online and to share memories, please visit the funeral home website at

https://www.biereleyhale.com/obituary/joanne-mccready

Condolences may be sent to the McCready family at

103 Calumet Court, Maryville TN  37801.

 

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary : Joanne Eileen McCready

Joanne Eileen Stephenson McCready went to be with her lord peacefully on January 24th 2022 with her loving husband close by.  She was born in Fond du Lac Wisconsin on May 3rd 1945 to Roland and Eileen Stephenson.  She graduated Cum Laude with a degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1966.

 

Joanne met Jim McCready in Hawaii in February 1967.  They were married on July 19th 1969 in Chilton Wisconsin and then moved to Arizona and California.

 

Soon their love gave birth to a son Andrew and a daughter Victoria.  They settled in Seattle Washington in 1981 where they lived for the next seventeen years.  Jim was a pilot for Delta and Joanne immersed herself in being a wife, mother and volunteer for numerous organizations.  From her beloved church, Federal Way United Methodist Church, the PTA, playing in the hand bell chorus, and other clubs and organizations she generously gave her time and efforts to make other’s lives better.

 

In 1998 Jim and Joanne built their retirement home in Maryville Tennessee where they spent the remainder of their time together.  She cared lovingly for her mother until Eileen died in 2004.  Throughout her time in Tennessee she again volunteered with many organizations like Martel and Oakland United Methodist Churches, the Alzheimer Association and food shelters.

 

Joanne loved her grandparents deeply and always had a great appreciation for them.  She missed them dearly after their death and told her family endless stories of visiting with them and how they cared for her while her mother worked for GM in Milwaukee.

 

She was incredibly proud of her children and their accomplishments.  She especially loved her grandson Charlie who she helped care for, teach and mold into the young man that he is today.

 

All of her family and friends will miss her laughter and her great love for life. A Celebration of Life will be 12 Noon Thursday, Biereley-Hale Chapel, Rev. Skip White officiating.  Arrangements by Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville.