Mrs. Joan Hays Obituary's Obituary
Joan Hays, age 83, passed away at the Oskaloosa Care Center on August 15, 2013 from natural causes. She was born on September 22, 1929 at the family home in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Worth Burbank and Mable Longacre Burbank. She married Howard Hays on July 16, 1950. They were later divorced. She is survived by two daughters: Lynda Fletcher (Jan) and Cyndi Beavers (Terry Grattan); two sons: David Hays and Michael Hays (Karen); six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sisters: Esther Burbank and Norma Lee Anderson and one brother Bill Burbank also survive her. She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters Ila Owens, Lois Burbank and Nelda Coffee and one brother Charles Burbank. Joan was a homemaker and a talented artist. She was devoted to her family and children. She was a ten-year cancer survivor. Memorials may be directed to the family to be decided later. Book Travel to Services To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Joan Hays Obituary please visit our Sympathy Store.
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