The family of Joan Elizabeth Martha (Eavis) King, of St. John’s announce, with sadness, her sudden passing in the early hours of Saturday, October 20 at the Health Sciences Centre.
Born in 1943 to the late Alf and Ida (Batstone) Eavis, Joan was a loyal friend, mother, sister, and employee. She spent many years with RC Anthony Insurance and later at NewTel (now Eastern Edge) Credit Union. She also gave reign to her entrepreneurial and creative side in her own ceramics business.
In her later years, she enjoyed traveling in the US and Canada with relatives and friends and took every opportunity to spend time with her “grandpuppies,” on whom she doted. You could always count on Joan to bring wit and a warm heart to any situation.
Joan leaves her mourning children, Shelley (partner Raffi Balmanoukian) and Jason (partner Kimberly Robertson), brother Gary Eavis (Pamela Eavis nee Kelloway), sister Wanda Young (Richard), special cousin Andrina Butler, several nieces and nephews, and a close circle of long-time friends.
Joan’s family will welcome visitors at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on Sunday, October 28th from 1 – 5 pm. Her cremated remains will be interred with her beloved parents following a service at the Carnell Memorial Chapel at 10 am on Monday, October 29th.
Flowers graciously declined. Donations may be made in Joan’s memory to the SPCA St. John’s (spcastjohns.org), or to a charity of your choice.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Joan Elizabeth Martha King July 27 1943 to October 20 2018..
Décès pour la Ville: St-John’s, Province: T-N
