Joan Kimes Sefton's Obituary
JOAN KIMES SEFTON 80, of Bartlett, died on Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital Bartlett. She was born September 17, 1929 in Grove City, Pennsylvania; daughter of Ruth Margaret “Ruth” Davidson Kimes and Henry Thomas “Bud” Kimes. Joan was a graduate of Tarentum High School in Pennsylvania. Joan married Lawrence Russell Sefton on June 29, 1948 at Wentworth, North Carolina. After retiring in 1992 from Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA, Joan moved from Pennsylvania to Bartlett.Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Sefton; sister, Ruth Margaret “Bebe” Kimes Keys. Joan is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence Curtis Sefton and Julie Walton Sefton; and two grandsons, Alan Curtis Sefton and Eric Todd Sefton and wife Lauren Blalock Sefton.A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Matheny officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The House of Mews (feline rescue) at 933 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104 Memorial Park Funeral Home (901)767-8930 memorialparkonline.com
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