Joan Dear Obituary
Mrs. Dear, a native of Rolling Fork, MS, was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church where she loved all her church family and helped raise all the kids in the Hopewell community. She loved reading, cooking and shopping for knickknacks, especially angels, but most of all, she loved being a homemaker and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bracie L. Kelly and Johnnie Mae Morgan Kelly; brothers, Thomas Kelly and Ray Kelly.
She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Lynn Lay (Tom); son, Billy Traxler, Jr. (Christy); brother, Richard Kelly; sister, Billie Ruth Sullivan; grandchildren, Ginia Eady Hollis (Brock), Jamie Eady Kees (James); Courtney Traxler Worthy (Drew) and Ryan Traxler (Anna); great grandchildren, Langston Hollis, Windham Hollis, Eady Claire Hollis, Wyatt Kees, Taylor Grace Traxler, Parker Hudson, Hadlee Worthy and Jaxson Traxler.
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The Staff of Stringer Funeral Home
March 15, 2024
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