Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Died March 20, 2020
Age 87
Obituary
JoAnn was born January 29, 1933 in Sumter County, SC, daughter of the late Henry Carison Stokes and Carrie Lou Elizabeth Westbury. She was a Nurse Practitioner, having worked at the Charleston County Health Department, SC Department of Juvenile Services, and MUSC for over 30 years. JoAnn loved to travel and covered much of the globe. She was “JoJo” to her family and will be remembered for her wry sense of humor, her fervor for Women’s rights, and her devotion to environmental issues. She also loved gardening and was especially fond of hummingbirds, the pictures of which decorated her home.
Published in the Charleston Post & Courier
“I first met JoAnn as a member of the Unitarian Church in Charleston about 20 years ago, and as a devoted member of the ‘EdenKeepers’ group that tended the Unitarian churchyard on Saturday mornings. She always went out of her way to find some task for my young daughter to do, and we both learned a lot about gardening basics from her ( usually from my having cut or trimmed the wrong thing!). She was passionate about women’s rights, social justice issues, and the beauty of the wild garden we worked in. Rest in peace, JoAnn.”
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