Jo Ann (Humphries) Stanley

Jo Ann (Humphries) Stanley, 86, Hopkinsville, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Christian Health Center, Hopkinsville, KY of natural causes. 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2026 at Lamb Funeral Home with Louis Embry officiating and Dr. Joe Bufford assisting. Burial will follow in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.

Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour on Monday, March 2, 2026 at the funeral home.

A native of Cerulean, KY, she was born March 5, 1939, the daughter of the late John Raymond Humphries and the late Annie Katherine (Hayes) Humphries.

Jo Ann worked in retail at the Shepherd Shop, but her calling was to be a mother to many. She was a child of the King and dedicated prayer warrior. Jo Ann dedicated her life to the prison ministries, jail ministry, Grace and Mercy, Alpha Alternative, WNKJ, and Trilogy. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Stanley; her son, Steve Means; her brothers, Raymond Humphries, Forest Humphries, Billy Humphries, and Joe Humphries; her sisters, Kathy Staude and Martha Lee Humphries.

Survivors include her son, Ricky (Cindy) Means, Hopkinsville, KY; her daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Murray, Hopkinsville, KY; her brothers, Jewel Humphries and Bud Humphries, both of Hopkinsville, KY; her sister, Freda Stevenson, Hopkinsville, KY; her grandchildren, Jarrod (Heather) Lee, Olivia Means, and Kenneth Means; her great-grandchildren, Autumn Means, Dylan (Alissa) Lee, Nathan Lee, and Lelan Lee; and one great-great-grandchild, Maddox Lee.

Memorials may be made to Grace & Mercy, 1507 South Main Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.

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