EVANSTON – JoAnn Martin Carpenter, 87, passed away on Nov. 23, 2021. She was born to Thomas E. and Erma Field Martin on Sept. 29, 1934, in Evanston, Wyo.; and was the second of four daughters.
She married Donald Joseph Carpenter on May 8, 1958, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah Temple. Together they had five children and celebrated 59 years together before his passing in 2017.
JoAnn was a member of the Bi-Phy-Chem Club, FHA Club, the Year-Book Staff, and the school newspaper staff while in High School. She studied nursing at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
Her hobbies included sewing, fine needlepoint, cross-stitch, camping, traveling, playing the piano and most importantly, spending time with her family.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, JoAnn served eight senior couple missions with her husband, Don, including Nashville, Tenn.; Jackson, Miss.; Martin’s Cove, Wyo.; and the Ogden Temple in Utah. She served for many years in Relief Society and Primary.
JoAnn is survived by her children: Jeff (Lori) Carpenter of Eagle Mountain, Utah; Tammy Carpenter of Nampa, Idaho; Mark (Pauline) Carpenter of Rock Springs, Wyo.; Brenda (Kalvin) Pike of El Paso, Texas; James (Jenny) Carpenter of Flower Mound, Texas; her sister Sherry Callaham of Saratoga, Wyo.; and 31 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her husband, Don; her parents, Tom and Erma Martin; and her sisters Kay Ellsworth and Jacqueline Barker.
A funeral service was held on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Mountain View Ward Chapel in Mountain View, Wyo.; with a viewing that same morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Graveside services followed after the funeral at the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger, Wyo.
Online condolences may be given at crandallfhevanston.com.
