Joan J. Beauvais Obituary (1930

Joan J. Beauvais, 81, a longtime resident of Tremont Street, Rehoboth, passed on April 21, 2012 in Sturdy Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul A. Beauvais who passed in 1974. Born Joan J. Brown in Middletown, Connecticut on September 27, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Maude Talbot Brown. Joan was raised and educated in Barrington, Rhode Island. She worked as a vault worker at Leach & Garner for over eight years retiring in 1991. Joan was a member of the American Legion Post 302 in Rehoboth, and the Rehoboth Senior Citizens. She also served as a census taker in Rehoboth or many years. Joan enjoyed gardening, was an avid reader, liked bird watching, and was a NASCAR racing fan. Joan is survived by a son Paul A. Beauvais of Rehoboth, four daughters; Judith C. Wilson of Smithville, Missouri, Jean Adams of Lawson, Missouri, Jacqueline Beauvais of Rehoboth, and Joanne Beauvais-Lockhart of Rehoboth, two brothers; Jack Brown of Barrington, Rhode Island, and James E. Brown of Ft. Myers, Florida, a grandson; Justn D. Nicholson of Rehoboth, and many nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Laurant R. Beauvais and sister of the late Alice Stencil and Claire Joynes. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street, Attleboro where the Beauvais family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 25th from 4 - 8 PM. A funeral service will be conducted in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home on Thursday, April 26th at 10 AM. Joan will be laid to rest in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In lieu of flowers, and for those wishing to remember Joan in a special way, contributions in her memory may be made to: American Legion Post 302, 84 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769.