Lisa Marie Chastain

Lisa Marie Chastain, age 30 years, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at her home. Lisa was born on September 26, 1986, in Marietta, Georgia, a daughter of Diane Mary Mrus. Lisa grew up in Hilton Head, South Carolina and enjoyed horseback riding and the beach when she was younger. She graduated from Bluffton High School in Bluffton, South Carolina and later graduated with a Bachelor's of Art in Anthropology and Sociology from Berry College in Rome, Georgia. While in college she studied a semester in Florence, Italy and loved learning about their culture and art. A resident of Jefferson City for the past two years, Lisa was employed with the Missouri State Museum in the Capitol and enjoyed sharing her passion of history with others. She actively sought partnerships within the community in an effort to increase local visibility and helped develop a new system for the traveling exhibition component of the museum. Lisa had been employed as a curator with McMimm County Living Heritage Museum in Athens, Tennessee and later with the Museum at 5ive Points in Cleveland, Tennessee. She was recently elected to the board of the Missouri Association of Museum and Archives. She served on the board of the Jefferson City Downtown Association and Missouri State Park Employee Association. Lisa loved being around people and was an avid reader. She was an extremely creative person and enjoyed making the exhibits look interesting at any of the museums she worked with the past few years. She recently started to get into gardening. Survivors include: her mother, Diane Gayle (husband Calvin) of Ellijay, Georgia; her father, Michael Chastain (wife Laurie) of Georgia; maternal grandparents, Joe and Mary Mrus of Marietta, Georgia; paternal grandmother, Martha Chastain of Dallas, Georgia; three aunts, Theresa Patrick (husband Chip), Euglenia Davis of Georgia, Elise Chastain (husband Jayman Racing) of Georgia; five uncles, Dick Mrus, Joe Mrus, Thomas Mrus (wife Stephanie), Robert Mrus and Paul Mrus (wife Annette); and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Gene Chastain. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Marrietta, Georgia at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives, P.O. Box 996, Columbia, Mo 65205 or the Friends of the Missouri State Museum, P.O. Box 1532, Jefferson City, Mo 65102. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary. www.freemanmortuary.com