Joan Wilson

January 6, 1935 - February 4, 2018

Funeral services for Joan Wilson will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Skyview Baptist Church in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Okemah. Joan Wilson was born January 6, 1935 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Bob and Anna (Balcavage) Wilson. She passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 83. Joan was a resident of the Okemah area all of her life and was a 1953 graduate of Okemah High School. She and Orvel Wilson were married September 7, 1974. Joan enjoyed spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed working with flowers and was a member of the Okemah First Christian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Jason Wilson. Survivors include her husband, Orvel Wilson of Okemah; her daughter, Cathy Swanson and husband Gary of Piedmont, Oklahoma; step-son, Orvel Wilson Jr. of Prague; step-daughter, Carolyn Rogers and husband Bill of Bristow; two grandchildren, Sarah Ribble and John Stephens; three step-grandchildren, Scott Wilson, Chris Jones and Cindi Jones; three great-grandchildren, Addison Toho, Eli Ribble and Miles Ribble; 10 step-great-grandchildren and 6 step-great-great-grandchildren. Services will be under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah, Oklahoma and officiated by Rev. Doug Hauenstein and assisted by Rev. David Hamilton.