Joan Sweets

Joan Edwards Sweets, 56, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Louisville, died Saturday at her home.

She was a very special woman who greeted everyone she ever met with love. Joan enjoyed watching classic movies, cooking, reading about Great Britain, traveling and caring for her family and friends. She emanated a sense of contentment and peaceful happiness wherever she went. She gave the most to those closest to her.

She was born in Charlotte, N.C, and spent her childhood in Salisbury, N.C. She was a graduate of the UNC at Chapel Hill and received her masters in speech from the University of Louisville. She retired in 2009 from Covington Public Schools where she served as a SLP at Sixth District Elementary School for 12 years. There she treated children with her unique brand of love, and helped them communicate and connect with the world around them.

She was a member of Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church where her husband, the Rev. Thomas Sweets, is the pastor. She was a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Thomas Martin (Gabrielle) Sweets, M.D., of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Henry Payne Sweets of Cincinnati; and a brother, Larry (Sally) Edwards of Salisbury, N.C.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Thomas Edwards and Mildred Lloyd Edwards of Raleigh, N.C.

Visitation 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church, 8000 Miami Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45243. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday at Madeira-Silverwood. Graveside service at Cave Hill Cemetery, in Louisville at 2:00 p.m., family will receive friends at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 2501 Rudy Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 from 3:00 pm until 4:00 pm memorial service at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 2501 Rudy Lane, Louisville.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Madeira-Silverwood Presbyterian Church, (513) 791-4470. Thomas-Justin Memorial is serving the family.