JoAnn Rebecca WhitacreRhodes, 88, of Bridgewater, diedOctober25, 2022at theBridgewaterRetirement Community.
JoAnn wasborn August 8, 1934in Harrisburg, PA, thedaughterof JosephF. WhitacreandBertha(Fike)Whitacre.
Sheattendedelementaryschoolin Indianaand Pennsylvania, graduating fromhighschoolin Petersburg,WV. Shehadalife-
long interestin nursing, serving asnurses' aideinmanyof theplaces shelived including Elizabethtown Crippled Children's
Hospital, hospitals in Chicago,Luray, Harrisonburgandthe BridgewaterRetirement Community, whereshe wasalsoa
resident sinceJulyof2018.
Herfatherwasa ChurchoftheBrethren ministerandpastoredchurchesin Pennsylvania, Indiana,WestVirginia, Maryland
andVirginia. JoAnn enjoyedmusic and sanginthechurchchoirs whereshelived. She could playtheorgan andpianobyear
andtherewas lotsoffamilysingingin herhome.
JoAnn wasgoodat rememberingnumberssuchastelephonenumbers, dates of purchaseofappliances and thecost etc.
Shewas oneoften children in afamilythatincludednine girls and oneboy. Heronlyliving siblingisJoyceBohn of Lititz, PA.
DeceasedsiblingsareLois Clark, Naomi Waggy, OlivePeters,WildaRohrer, GraceDavis, TedWhitacre, CharityAlgerand
EuniceBaker.
In 1956, JoAnn wasunitedin marriagetoLeon W. Rhodeswhosurvives.
In addition to herhusband, sheis survived bytwochildren, Janet Partlow of Bridgewater andRobert Rhodes(Lisa)ofSalem;
granddaughters, MariaPartlowandKrista Carter(Heath); fourgreat-grandchildren, RyanMutherspaw, Jr., TreyMutherspaw,
AlyviaPartlowandJace Carter; numerousnieces andnephews.
AMemorialServicecelebratingJoAnn'slifewillbeheld at alaterdateatBridgewaterChurchoftheBrethren.
Thefamily wishestoexpress theirgratitudetothe nurses, aidesandstaffat SerenityHouseoftheBridgewaterRetirement
Communityfortheir dedicatedcareofJoAnn.
In lieuof flowers,memorialcontributions maybesent totheFriendshipCircle of theBridgewaterChurchofthe Brethren,
420CollegeView Dr., Bridgewater, VA22812, or totheBridgewater Retirement Community, 302NSecondSt.,Bridgewater,
VA22812.
Expressions of sympathymaybesent tothefamilyatPO Box224, Bridgewater,VA22812.
Johnson Funeraland Cremation Servicein Bridgewaterishandlingarrangements.Online condolences tothefamilymaybe
sharedat www.johnsonfs.com.