After her father’s death, she lived with her grandparents in Sharpsville, Indiana until her mother remarried George E. Boynton who moved them to Chicago, Illinois. Joanne grew up in Chicago, where she went to Girls Latin School. Graduating in 1942, she met a U.S. Navy Ensign, Edward William Chrisman and fell in love.
After marriage, she moved to San Francisco, California where his ship the USS Coghlan was based. The next duty assignment took them to Washington, D.C. where he was in charge of the Gunnery School. It was there they had Joanne (Judy) Chrisman. After his Navy service, they moved to Chicago, Illinois. There they had Edward Earl Chrisman.
In 1952, they moved to Greenville, S.C., where they spent many happy years. They were members of Christ Episcopal Church where she served in the Altar Guild and sang in the choir. After raising the children, Joanne went to work at the Greenville Art Museum, where she ran the Gift Shop. When they retired, they moved to Mount Pleasant, S.C. to sail. They joined Grace Episcopal Church, Charleston, S.C., and she went to work for Historic Charleston Foundation as a Docent at the Heyward-Washington House, and later she moved to the Aiken-Rhett House.
Ed died in 1992 and Joanne continued her life at Grace Church where she served in the Altar Guild, Choir, and Vestry, serving a term as Senior Warden and at Historic Charleston Foundation.
In 2008, when she retired, she moved to Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia, S.C. It was here she happily spent the next 14 years of her life. It was at Laurel Crest, she was given love and care, especially in her last years.
She leaves two children, Judy Suggs, of Columbia, S.C. and Edward Chrisman (Kathy) of Atlanta, Ga.; four grandchildren, Stephen Randolph Suggs (Holly) of Columbia, Benjamin Chrisman Suggs (Serena) of Peachtree Corners, Ga., Murial Chrisman Holmes (Andrew) of Barrington, RI, Jennifer Chrisman Jones (Tim) of Brookhaven, Ga. She is survived by great-grandchildren, William Suggs, Savanna King, Ella King, Fletcher King, Cecily Suggs, Isla Suggs, Sullivan Suggs, Evelyn Holmes, George Holmes, Amelia Jones, and Hudson Jones.
Mrs. Chrisman will be interred on Friday, July 29. 2022 in a private service at Grace Episcopal Cathedral next to her beloved Ed.
Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.
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