Joan Marie WILKERSON

1931 - 2005  (73 years)

• Name	Joan Marie WILKERSON
  Birth	14 Mar 1931	Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A65097D08EB64289834E790C53562726B8CF
  Death	31 Jan 2005	Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Russell City Cemetery, Russell County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Notes	The following is copied from findagrave.com (Jan 2014): RUSSELL - Joan Marie (Wilkerson) Hunsley, 73, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at her home in Russell. She was born March 14, 1931, at Russell, the daughter of Manford Clayton and Grace (Dumler) Wilkerson. She grew up in Russell and attended schools there, graduating from Russell High School in 1949. She attended Fort Hays Kansas State Teachers College and received a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1955. She was a lifelong Russell resident. On Aug. 5, 1956, she was united in marriage to Harry Lee Hunsley III at Russell. They shared more than 48 years of married life together. They made their permanent home in Russell in 1959. Joan was an English teacher, librarian and journalism sponsor in the Russell area for 30 years, teaching at Claflin, Paradise, Four Corners, Dorrance and Gorham high schools and at Ruppenthal Middle School in Russell. She was a former member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Russell. She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6240 Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revoluion, Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority, Russell Arts Council and Russell Community Theater. She will be remembered as a gifted teacher and librarian, a friend to the arts, and a seeker of knowledge. She dedicated her life to the growth and education of children, not only in her home but also in her career as a teacher. She had a quick wit and was an intelligent source of information, which proved to be a great asset to her students and friends alike. Joan is survived by her husband, Harry, of the home; two daughters, Stephannie Goerl and her husband, Vaughn, of Great Bend, and Lisa Wheeler and her husband, Pete, of Oklahoma; one son, Mitch Hunsley of Russell; five sisters, Ida Faye Eichman, Julie Ann Hoke and Linda Grace Webster, all of Russell, Kathleen Elizabeth Mai of Great Bend and Carolyn Sue Herber of Dorrance; seven grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Leilah Ruth Sloan; one nephew, David Jay Steinle; and one niece, Jennifer Sloan Fishe. The family will hold a private memorial service at the Pohlman-Heise Mortuary in Russell. A public memorial service and celebration of her life will be held later, in the spring, and will be announced. Memorial contributions may be made to Russell Community Theater or to the Russell Public Library and may be sent in care of the mortuary. Funeral arrangements provided by Pohlman-Heise Mortuary* 610 N. Maple St. Russell, KS 67665 **************************************** Became a member of the Congregational Church in Russell, Apr. 24, 1955. Transferred to Otterbein Methodist, Russell 7/16/1972
  Person ID	I881	Hunsley
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	Harry Lee HUNSLEY, III,   b. 3 Nov 1931, Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas, USA d. 1 Dec 2013, Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1956	Russell, Russell County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Stephannie HUNSLEY   2. Lisa HUNSLEY   3. Mitch HUNSLEY
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later.