Joann Spears Walls

Joann Spears Walls, age 65, of Slabtown Road, Zionville, passed away January 11, 2026, at Watauga Medical Center.

Joann was born on December 22, 1960, in Jacksonville, Florida. She was of the Catholic faith. Joann lived her life for her friends and family. She was always ready to help anyone in need. Joann was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and loved her family with every ounce of her being.

She is survived by her significant other, Cyra-Rose Niemann; daughters, Courtney Skeens, Lona Hill and Chloe Hill; and grandchildren, Anna and Nichole Priest, Fiona Skeens, Emberlynn Hicks and Levi Skeens, and grandson soon to be born, Kaysen Smith.

Celebration of Life services for Joan Walls will be conducted Monday afternoon, January 19, 2026, at 2 o’clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Chapel, officiated by Chaplin Scott Stewart. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o’clock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes.

The family suggests memorials, in memory of Joann, to St. Jude Children’s Hospital,
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Walls family.

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