Jocelyn “Jody” Ann Reid Olliff
Jocelyn “Jody” Ann Reid Olliff, 55 of Tipton died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo. She was born in Kokomo on February 10, 1965 to Dr. John and Annette (Krauss) Reid. A dearly cherished child, she was the second in a line of four children. She overcame great odds as she was born with a heart defect and had her first surgery at the age of 14 months. She also overcame a spine problem after two years of physical therapy.
Jody graduated from the University of Arizona where she earned her nursing degree. She worked over 32 years as an RN and recently was employed at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis where she performed utilization review.
Jody was a member at Normanda Christian Church. She had an enthusiastic love for animals. Her daily routine would always include time for her pets, especially her cats. Traveling, cooking and baking would also be activities that she greatly enjoyed.
Survivors include her parents, Dr. John Reid of Florida, Annette Reid of Florida, siblings John T. Reid, Jr. of Valparaiso, Indiana, Kendy Reid of Ventura, California and Gary Reid and wife Melanie of Eugene, Oregon.
Funeral services will be Saturday, March 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Young-Nichols Funeral Home. Steve Brown will preside. Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
Memorial donations may be made to the Tipton Animal Shelter in care of the Tipton County Foundation, P.O. Box 412, Tipton, Indiana, 46072.
It breaks my heart to hear of Jody’s passing. Jody was always great to me and was always positive despite all the medical issues she had as a child. My heart goes out to her family and friends.
Love and prayers for you all! Always enjoyed seeing Jody! She had such a beautiful smile and kind words to say!
She was always a great neighbor and she always loved talking to my girls. Especially when they went down to see her and her cats. She and my daughter had a lot in common. Because they both loved the cats. And when Jody couldn’t find her cats my daughter would help her find them.
She was always a great neighbor and she always loved talking to my girls. Especially when they went down to see her and her cats. She and my daughter had a lot in common. Because they both loved the cats. And when Jody couldn’t find her cats my daughter would help her find them. My prayers are with her family and friends.
I worked with Jody at St. Vincent and have long appreciated her kindness–a virtue with which she shared her gifts as a nurse. We also shared a common faith in Jesus Christ and a concern for the vulnerable, especially the unborn. Her presence on my Facebook feed brought many smiles. She will be missed. My heart goes out to her family and all who loved her and will miss her. I will pray for you all.
We are thinking of you. Our love and prayers, Annette and Dan Noble
Our thoughts are with you at this time. We remember what a sweet little gurl she was.
I was deeply saddened and heartbroken to hear of Jody’s death. Through her friendship with my sister, Jody and I became friends for almost 15 years. I will forever feel grateful and blessed for having known her. Jody was one of the most kind, good-hearted, compassionate and loving persons I have ever known. I extend my deepest condolences to her family and friends and I wish you peace, comfort and strength.
Jody was a wonderful friend who I met several years working with her at Women’s Hospital and continuing through the present at St.Vincent. She had a huge loving heart for humans and animals and helped me on more than one occasion. I am missing her dearly. I am so grateful God gave her to us on this earth for so many years so she could touch so many hearts. I send all who love her my deepest condolences and Healing Energies in this sad, sad time.
She was an amazing human full of positive energy and life! We are better having known her! Our deepest sympathies.
~Kent and Annette Yundt
I had the privilege of working with Jody as a pediatric nurse in the late 80s and early 90s and I am so grateful for having gotten to know her. We have traveled occasionally and kept in touch on Facebook and occasionally in person. ever since she left Tucson and moved to California and then back to Indiana. Jodi was a bundle of joy and always had a positive attitude even after all she’d been through.I am so sad to hear this love you Jody I’ll miss you