Joan K. Hughes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joan K. Hughes, age 76, passed from this life on March 4, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Â She was born on April 6, 1935 in Foraker, Oklahoma to (UG) Pat and Rosalee (Brown) Kendrick. Joan married Donald F. Hughes on May 11, 1956 at the First United Methodist Church in Tulsa. She worked as a Graphotype Addressograph Operator for Douglas Aircraft from 1955 to 1963 and was a homemaker for the remainder of her life. Joan was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Tulsa and enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, reading cook books, traveling and collecting Royal Dalton Dolls. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pat and Rosalee Kendrick; brother, Jerry Kendrick; sister, Karen Kendrick Clapper; aunt and uncle, Ann and Ervin Kendrick. Joan is survived by her loving husband, Don Hughes of Tulsa, Oklahoma; son, William Hughes of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; brother, Richard Kendrick of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and her honorary brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Harriett Kendrick of Skiatook, Oklahoma;Â and manyÂ close nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:00 am in the Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma with Rev. Connie Ichord-HubbardÂ officiating.Â Interment will follow in the Veterans Field of Honor, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 12:00 – 9:00 pm at Floral Haven Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Air Guard -Silver Beavers. Floral Haven 918.252.2518

Joan K. Hughes

April 6, 1935 - March 4, 2012