Freeman, Joanne Spears (Joie) (née Spears)
appeared in Glenview Announcements, 6 Oct 2011, B50
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Birth Date: 1922-10-07
Spouse: Richard Freeman
Survived by: Her husband, Richard; two sons, Randy and Mark Freeman; two daughters, Candy Vance and Marcia Albrecht; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a sister, Janet Moon
Age 88; born in Crawfordsville IN to Irene Shanklin and Max Stanley Spears; spent early years in Evansville IN and teen years in St. Louis area; attended Clayton H.S., graduated from Stephens College in Columbia MO in 1942, studied at Tobe Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City; married on November 16, 1943; worked as assistant buyer in NYC department stores; designer of Junior fashions for Manistee Company and Smoler Bros.; 1948 moved to Knoxville TN, member of League of Women Voters; 1957 moved to Chicago's North Shore, bought Frank Lloyd Wright home in Glencoe, joined Infant Welfare Society and Glencoe Garden Club, member of Glencoe Union Church, scout leader, school volunteer; 1978 returned to Knoxville, elected to Knoxville Museum of Art Board; final move to Sarasota FL, first to Longboat Key and finally to The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch Retirement Community; preceded in death by her brother, Stan Spears - Date of Publication
- 6 Oct 2011
- Date Of Event
- September 24, 2011
- Last Name(s)
-
Freeman
Spears
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
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