- Date Of Birth: November 30, 1949
- Date Of Death: November 14, 2019
- State: Illinois
Carol Jo (Kaney) Flynn, of Jacksonville, IL, was born Nov. 30, 1949, in Freeport to Donald and Phyllis (Koch) Kaney. She returned to her heavenly home Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, following a long battle with ovarian cancer.
Raised on a dairy farm near Pearl City, Carol Jo attended school in Kent and graduated from Pearl City High School and then from Rockford Memorial Hospital of Nursing.
Her nursing career began in 1970 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield, followed by employments at Passavant Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Freeport Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville Correctional Center, Morgan-Scott County VNA, Barton W. Stone Christian Home and Knollwood Retirement Village, both in Jacksonville. Carol Jo retired from Passavant Hospital’s Emergency Department in 2014. She enjoyed a total of forty-four years of nursing service.
She enjoyed playing the piano and all types of good music. She proudly sang bass in The Gospel Gals Barbershop Group. Her favorite pastimes included spending time with her grandchildren and her many cats throughout the years.
Carol Jo was baptized on Sept. 5, 1982, at First Christian Church in Jacksonville where she remained a member. Her roles as Mom, Granny, Gram, Great Gram, sister, aunt, friend, nurse and loyal Cubs fan brought her immense joy.
Surviving family include her children, Tyler R. Flynn (Suzi) of South Jacksonville and Jayson D. Smith (Lisa) of Chatham; grandchildren, Jill Zoern (Tyler) of Broadhead, WI, Eden Hettler and Mia Hettler of Albuquerque, NM, and Evan Smith and Isla Smith of Chatham; great granddaughter Everly Zoern of Brodhead, WI; brother, Steve Kaney (Mary Lou) of Pearl City; special niece, Kris Stephan; and several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Jaymie Linn (Smith) Hettler; and special nephew, Tim Kaney.
