Joanne Medlock

Joanne Enid Villeponteaux Medlock, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at White Oak Estates. Born August 24, 1936, in Moncks Corner, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward LeRoy Villeponteaux and Willie Mae Nix Villeponteaux. Joanne was a graduate of Berkeley High School, Rice Business College, and USC Upstate where she received an Associate Degree in Nursing. She also loved Wofford College from which she retired after 27 years as secretary for the Psychology Department. Joanne shared her nursing skills on multiple foreign and domestic medical missions. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and volunteered in many areas of service. She enjoyed hosting homeless families through SPIHN (Spartanburg Interfaith Hospitality Network). Joanne was a free spirit who brought joy to others with her wit and infectious laugh. In retirement she looked forward to her weekly lunch date with girlfriends whom she called "The Whiney Winos". Small but strong, under the direction of Paul Fasig, she became expert at putting up sheetrock for Habitat for Humanity. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Dr. Melvin D. Medlock; children, M. DuBose Medlock Jr. (Darlene) of Lumberton, NC, Janna Trammell (Michael) of Duncan, SC, and Edward K. Medlock of Asheville, NC; grandchildren, Elizabeth Kelly Pope (Dustin), Mayme Elizabeth Medlock, David Trammell, and Kelly Medlock; great-granddaughter, Janette Pope; and brothers, E. L. Villeponteaux and Dale Villeponteaux. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, J. R. Villeponteaux. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, August 20, 2018, at Trinity United Methodist Church, by The Rev. Neal Woods and The Rev. A. Mickey Fisher. Visitation will follow the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 626 Norwood Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302; the Melvin D. & Joanne V. Scholarship Fund, c/o Wofford College Development Office, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303; or Spartanburg Regional Home Hospice, PO Box 430, Drayton, SC 29333. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Joanne Villeponteaux Medlock please visit our Sympathy Store.