Joan Baxter

Joan Elizabeth Baxter of Chesapeake, Virginia, 51 years old, passed away February 25, 2022. Born December 20, 1970 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Betty L. Baxter, recently moved from Salina, Kansas to Louisburg, Kansas, and Curtis R. Baxter (deceased 2010) of Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Joan attended school in Salina, Kansas from 1975 to 1988. She graduated from Gulf Breeze High School in Pensacola, Florida in 1989. She graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 in Gainesville, Florida earning a BA in Art Education with Honors. Following college, she traveled to Hong Kong. She was employed in the International Christian School of Hong Kong to teach art.
After returning to the United States, she was employed in both Virginia and Kansas. Due to mental health disability issues and the death of her Aunt Joan A. Baxter, November 19, 2021, she died as written on February 25, 2022.
She is survived by her mother, three brothers, and their wives and children: Curtis R. Baxter, wife Kimberly Brooke, and children Bailey, Kate, and Graham Baxter; Christopher A. Baxter, wife Sharon Hoch, and children Olivia and Nathan Baxter; Douglas W. Baxter, wife Bridgett, and step-son Ty Everhardt; as well as her uncle Steve Baxter, wife Betty C. Baxter, and daughters Stephanie and Amy.
Joan was cremated. A celebration of Joan’s life was held March 12, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A burial service will be announced at a later date in the state of Kansas.
To post condolences, visit www.altmeyerfh.com. Altmeyer Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel in Newport News, Virginia is assisting with arrangements.