Joan Brown Stroud

Mrs. Joan Brown Stroud, 74, of Kershaw, widow of Thomas Ray “Tommy” Stroud, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at her home. She was born November 14, 1944 in Lancaster, a daughter of the late James Peter Santangelo, Jr. and Maebell Brown Santangelo. Mrs. Stroud was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and friend. When she was working, she loved driving the bus for the Child Development Center at USC-L and loved all of the kids. She loved fishing and collecting teapots. The family would like to give a special thanks to Hospice of SC and to Tammie Cobb and Susan Rollings for their help during this time.A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Stroud will be held Monday, May 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Pleasant Plain Baptist Church with the Rev. Todd Montgomery, Mr. Fred Thompson and Rev. Jim McClure officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Plain Baptist Church Cemetery.Mrs. Stroud is survived by a daughter Tommie Jo Bowers and her husband Donnie of Raleigh NC; two sons, David Stroud and his wife Laura of Lancaster and Jimmy Stroud and his wife Kristal of Kershaw; four grandchildren, Keisha Bowers, Kristen Bowers Swink, Matthew Stroud and Seth Stroud; and five great-grandchildren, Morgan Watford, Kylie Bowers, Ryan Bowers, Kaylee Stroud and Grayson Stroud. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stroud was preceded in death by a son, Robin Stroud and her grandparents, Fred Brown and Dovie Brown.The family will receive friends at the home of Jimmy and Kristal Stroud.Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, 3795 Pleasant Plain Road, Kershaw, SC 29067 or to Hospice of SC, 311-B North Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29720.Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the family of Mrs. Stroud.Read Obituary