According to the Los Angeles Times on December 6, Jo Ann Boyce died on December 3 at her home in Wilshire Vista, California, surrounded by loved ones. Her death was attributed to pancreatic cancer.
View this post on InstagramShe was far more than the Disney star's grandmother, of course. In fact, she was a civil rights trailblazer. As the Los Angeles Times detailed, she was one of the "Clinton 12" in 1956.
In an interview in 1956, the Los Angeles Times shared, she noted that the first day at Clinton High School was fairly quiet.
The chaos prompted then-Governor Frank Clement to call in the National Guard. Soon, her family decided to leave Tennessee and relocate to California. At the time, her father, Herbert Allen, told a journalist, "We're not leaving here with hatred in our hearts against anyone."
Even with the numerous challenges she overcame, her daughter-in-law, Libby Boyce, Cameron Boyce's mother, told the Los Angeles Times, "She would come in and just light up the room. She had a sparkle like nobody's business."
He added, "She changed the WORLD. I love her and you should too."
Cameron Boyce died suddenly at the age of 20 in July 2019. The Descendants, Jessie, and Bunk'd star had epilepsy and experienced a fatal seizure while he was sleeping.
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