Joan (Emery) Bott, 80, of Brookfield, Vermont, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin, Vermont. She was born on September 22, 1933, in Morristown, New Jersey, the daughter of Joseph J. and Mary L. (Demarest) Emery.

She lived in East Brookfield for the past 56 years and had been active in the community and church. Joan was a partner with her late husband, Richard L. Bott Sr., in their own business, Richard L. Bott Plumbing and Heating. She loved politics and was the chairman of the Democratic Party for Brookfield.

She was a justice of the peace, loved reading, learning about history, a good yard sale, and finding a great deal. A kind and giving person, Joan raised six children and opened her home to several others.

Her husband of almost 60 years, Richard, died in 2010. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Donna. Members of her family surviving include five children and four grandchildren, among them Richard L. Bott Jr. and his wife, Sarah K. Hardy, and their sons, Jonathan and Bryan, of Andover.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 2 PM at the East Brookfield Community Church. Burial will be in the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Joan’s name may be made to the East Brookfield Community Church, Route 14, Brookfield VT 05036.

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