Born August 4, 1934 in Newton, NC she was a member of St. Paul’s Reformed Church and was employed at Ridgeview Hosiery Mill for over 40 years. A tireless and talented gardener and lover of animals, she had a ceaseless admiration for the natural world. Her smile and kind spirit brought joy to all those who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jefferson Woodrow McRee and Mary Madge McRee and brother Donald McRee. She was the beloved wife of 59 years to the late John Junior Beard, devoted mother to Gareth Bradley Beard and mother-in-law to Jill McCaslin Beard, and doting grandmother to John Andrew Beard and his wife Deborah Lindsey Harris.
JoAnne is also survived by her four sisters Johnsie Abernethy, Jan Wilfong, Doris Frindt, Kay Wagner, and dearest sister-in-law Gwen McRee.
Family to receive friends at 11 AM on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at St. Paul’s Reformed Church. Service to follow at 12 PM. Memorials may be sent to Amorem Hospice, Catawba County Humane Society, and St. Paul's Reformed Church.
