Joanne was born in Fayette, Missouri on October 23, 1934. She died in Boone Hospital Center in Columbia Missouri on October 22, 2020, one day before her 86th birthday. She tested positive for the Corona Virus on September 9, 2020. In addition to the Virus she suffered from several other medical problems.
Joanne is survived by her husband, Ben Basye, of the home in Columbia. Their 66th wedding anniversary would have been on December 12th. Her surviving sons are George Basye (Cindy) of Yorba Linda, CA and Fayette; Randy Basye (Debra) of St. Charles and Rocheport; and Chuck Basye (Rhonda) of Rocheport. She is also survived by six grandchildren and by ten great-grandchildren and by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by son Scott Kennedy Basye who died in May 2020; by parents Harry and Ethel Brown of Fayette; and by her sister Helen Lanham.
She graduated from Fayette High School in 1952 and from a Business College in Kansas City. Prior to her marriage in 1954 she was employed by Charles and Sue McCutcheon in Fayette. She operated a craft business in Fayette, in St. Charles, and in Rocheport. She taught various 4H topics for several years.
Joanne considered her most important task to be a Mother to her sons. Her sons and husband attest that she was indeed a wonderful Mother. As that Mother, she lived in Kansas City, in Ames, Iowa, in Rolla, in St. Charles, in Fayette, in Rocheport, and in Columbia. Joanne will be greatly missed by her family and by many friends.
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