SWANTON - Joan “Jody” Crown Martin, 89, a former resident of Williston and Swanton, Vermont, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Our Lady of the Meadows, Richford, Vermont, with loving family by her side. She was born in East Barnet, Vermont, August 12, 1935, the daughter of the late John E. Crown and Dorothy (Metcalfe) Crown.
Joan was raised in North Monroe, NH on the family farm. Here is where she developed her musical talents and seamstress abilities. She spent her teenage years traveling with the McClure’s Student Band, under the late George McClure’s direction.
It was during this time Jody met her future husband, George Martin. Jody was a shy trumpeter, and George was a smooth talking, dark hair, brown eyed, flirty drummer. After graduating from McIndoes Academy, Vermont in 1953, Jody continued her education at Vermont Junior College in Montpelier, VT, studying to be a medical secretary, where she graduated in May 1955 with an associates degree.
On June 11, 1955 she and George married at the North Monroe Church in New Hampshire. They began their lives in Nashville, TN and eventually made their way back to VT, where they raised their family in Williston and Swanton, VT. Jody was employed in the medical field for over 30 years.
Besides being a career woman and raising a family, she engaged in various organizations, such as the Williston, St. Albans, Enosburgh, and Westford town bands. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Swanton Chapter #11 O.