Joan Elliott

ELLIOTT, Joan ? Of Flushing, age 79, died Friday, June 5, 2015 at her residence of pancreatic cancer.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015 at Hope United Methodist Church, 4467 Beecher Road, Flint, Reverend Carol Bouse officiating.

Burial in Sunset Hills Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Fund for Breast Cancer, or to the McLaren Hospital Auxiliary.

Visitation 1-3 and 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road.
Mrs. Elliott will be at the church 10.a.m. Monday until the time of the service.

Joan was born in Flint, Michigan on January 26, 1936, the daughter of Bernard and Hazel (Ellsworth) Keirns. She was a life-long resident of the Flint area.

Joan was happily married for 40 years to Richard Elliott, who died in 1996. She worked for many years with her husband at Evergreen Pharmacy in Flint.

Upon retirement, she was an active volunteer with children?s mentoring programs through the United Methodist Church, the Flint Travel Club, and the McLaren Hospital Auxiliary.

Joan spent a lifetime helping others and was known for her dedicated, loving care of her father in recent years. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Joan is survived by her father, Bernard Keirns;

her daughter, Elaine and husband David Garcia;

her son, John Elliott and wife Kim Zion;
her grandchildren, Nate, Alex, Kendall and Sydney;
her sister, Bernadine and husband Walter Faris; many nieces and nephews.