JoAnne Page passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2021 at King’s Daughters Home at the age of 90.
A memorial service was held on Thursday, June 17 at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Robert H. Marty conducting the service. A private inurnment was held Friday, June 18 at East Lawn Memorial Park.
JoAnne was born JoAnne Mason in LaPlata, on Sept. 27, 1930, to William A. Mason and Julalia F. Mason. She was the youngest of four children. Her older siblings included John C. Mason, Don Mason and Martha Jane Mason.
Ms. Page graduated from Wellsville High School and later attended Chillicothe Business College, where she learned stenography. She went to work in the sales department of Mexico Refractories, which later became Kaiser Refractories. She met her future husband, Marion Lee “Satch” Page in Mexico, where they both worked. JoAnne and Marion were married on Nov. 16, 1952, and raised four children. She worked off and on with her husband at Mexico Lumber Company as they raised their family. She was a member of the Mexico United Methodist Church.
JoAnne and Marion had many friends and enjoyed playing golf, bridge, and dancing to big band music. She helped her husband coach and support their children in various sporting events and competitions. She and Marion saw each of their children enroll in college. Tragedy struck for the family in April 1987 when Marion suddenly passed away from heart disease.
JoAnne later was a secretary/receptionist at Coldwell Banker Real Estate and later for accountant Glenn Jensen. JoAnne continued to enjoy life throughout her later years. She continued to play bridge and dominoes with friends. She moved to Lynnwood Drive and so enjoyed that friendly neighborhood. On her 90th birthday which occurred during COVID, her neighbors treated her to a birthday party and parade on the street. JoAnne went to live at King’s Daughters Home on Feb. 2, 2021.
Survivors include four children, Cynthia (Jerry) Black of Evergreen, Colo., Terry Page of Cameron, Casey Page (partner Ken Hughes) of Knoxville, Tenn. and James Page of Mexico; two grandsons, J. Ryan Black and Andrew P. Black of Colorado, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Mexico United Methodist Church, American Heart Association or an organization of the donor’s choice. Memorials may be sent in care of Arnold Funeral Home, 425 S. Jefferson, Mexico, MO 65265.
Online condolences may be left at www.arnoldfh.com.
