Joe Ann McMillion

Joe “Ann” McMillion, 89, of Waco, TX, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

Ann was born November 20, 1936, in Wharton, TX, to Russell and Ethel (Harper) Holcomb. During her childhood, her family relocated from Galveston to Waco, where she attended St. Mary's Catholic School and University Hall High School. Waco became her lifelong home, where she married and raised her family.

Family was everything to Ann. In her youth, she worked with her sisters at a Waco drive-through hamburger restaurant, sparking a lifelong love for hamburgers. One of her favorite traditions was catching a movie and sharing a hamburger afterward with her sister, Tiny. Their deep bond began early; when Ethel was a baby crying in her crib, Ann comforted her by calling out, "Oh, tiny baby, don't cry," bestowing a cherished nickname that lasted a lifetime. Growing up, having a love for babies, she naturally stepped into a motherly role for her siblings—Tiny "baby," Bubba "baby brother," and "Joyce-y girl," —always keeping a protective, loving eye on them all. Throughout her life, she also held a deep passion for watching Western movies, a favorite pastime she loved to enjoy at home.

Ann's warmth extended far beyond her family, as she genuinely loved everyone she met. Guided by her gentle nature and joyful, sweet laughter, she had a beautiful gift for making people feel deeply loved and welcomed. She will be fondly remembered as a uniquely kind and devoted soul whose absence leaves an irreplaceable space in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Wayne McMillion, Sr.; infant daughter, Balinda Ann McMillion; son, Randy Wayne McMillion; sister, Georgia Holcomb Thacker; nephews, Timmy Williams, Randall Holcomb, and Patrick Williams (infancy); and daughter-In-Law, Eva McMillion.

She is survived by her children Gerald Wayne McMillion, Jr., and Karan E. McMillion Clary; grandsons, Jason McMillion and Randy McMillion, Jr., granddaughter, Ann Marie Clary; siblings, Ethel "Tiny" Holcomb Brunson, Russell Newman Holcomb Jr., and Joyce Holcomb LeMoine; daughter-in-law, Ginger McMillion; and many nieces and nephews, Kim Robin Williams, Bridgette Rosales, Dana Williams, Yvette Ballard, Christopher Williams, Shane Williams, Jody Williams, Tanya Holcomb, Kevin Holcomb, Missy Holcomb Wilkinson, Erica Holcomb, Todd Holcomb, Toni LeMoine Harrison, Janet LeMoine, Denise LeMoine, Nancy LeMoine Rennier, Frank Thacker, Mary Thacker Deaver, and Aaron Micah Holcomb-Carpenter.