Joan Morrison

Joan Morrison, age 83, of Moran, Kansas passed away September 16, 2012 at her home. She was born April 11, 1929 at Kansas City, Kansas the only child of Earl Geraud and Angie Mae (Hunziker) Schone. Joan attended grade school at Longfellow and Hawthorne schools in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1940 her family moved to Uniontown, Kansas where she completed 7th grade thru high school. Joan graduated as Valedictorian from Uniontown High School in 1946. During high school she worked after school and on Saturday's at Stroud's Grocery in Uniontown. Following high school she began working in the office of Key Work Clothes, Inc. in Fort Scott. On January 18, 1953 Joan married Orval Morrison at the First Baptist Church in Uniontown. She worked for Key for almost 20 years and only stopped working there due to their desire to have a family. They made their home on farms near Moran, until 1960 when they purchased his parents farm northeast of Moran. Joan loved life in the country. In 1966 she began her "temporary part time" job for Moran Truck Lines then McAdam companies. This "temporary" job lasted for almost 46 years with Joan was still working up until the time of her passing. In 1968 Joan and Orval were blessed with two boys that they adopted, Gary and Terry. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Orval on August 12, 1988. Joan remained on the farm until 1992 when she moved to her current home in Moran. Joan's hobbies included quilting, crocheting, and sewing, collecting sewing machines and elephants. Joan was very civic minded and served on numerous committees and boards including serving as Treasurer of USD 256 school board, and Marmaton Township Treasurer. She was a member of the Baptist Church, a dedicated member of the Republican Party, a member of the Morion Chapter 167, Order of Eastern Star. In Joan's words: she enjoyed her life and always thought she could do anything she set her mind to. She is survived by her two sons, Gary Morrison of Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and Terry Morrison and wife, Sue, of Garnett, Kansas; 7 grandchildren, Amber, Ernest and Alan, and Hunter, Benjamin, Valerie, and Kayla; 5 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Carol Bess Olsen; her extended family, The McAdam's; and several other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 344 N. Cedar, Moran, Kansas 66755. Burial will follow in the Moran Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday evening at the funeral home.