Thursday, June 9, 2011

Joanne Crowe Brunson 1939-2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011.  Jeanne's sister, Joanne Crowe Brunson of Smyrna, GA, age 72, died this morning at 1:25 am of breast cancer at a hospice called Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home.  Our Lady Of Perpetual Help is run by Dominican nuns especially for terminal cancer patients.  Joanne resided at Smyrna Towers for several years and had a brief stay at Tranquility hospice care.

Joanne worshiped the Lord Jesus Christ at Locust Grove Baptist Church and in her later years at Sharon Baptist Church in Smyrna, GA.  Joanne was a loving, kind, quiet, caring and generous Christian influence all her life and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends. 

Joanne was the older sister of deceased Jane Suissa who also died of breast cancer.  Joanne was the oldest of three daughters’ of deceased Eva Jo and Vernon Crowe of Pickens County GA.  She was the wife of deceased William Eugene Brunson of Colquitt, GA.

Joanne is survived by her youngest sister Jeanne Grace Curtis and her husband Harold of Douglasville, GA and their son Eric Curtiss and wife Angela and their two children Jessica and Charles of Jonesboro, GA; a niece Terri Luczynski and her husband Stephen and their three children Hope, Stephen, and Matthew of Mount Holly, N.C.; a brother-in-law Daniel Suissa of Canton, GA

Viewing of the body is 2:00pm to 3:00pm Saturday June 11, 2011 with the funeral service held at 3:00pm June 11, 2011 in the chapel of Georgia Memorial Park 2000 Cobb Parkway SE, Marietta, GA 30060.  Rev. Brian Foster of Burnt Hickory Baptist Church officiating.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.