Joan Marie Sullivan

Joan Marie Sullivan obituary

Joan Marie Sullivan

Joan Sullivan Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilkerson Funeral Home - De Queen on Sep. 21, 2025.

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Mrs. Joan Marie Sullivan, age 75, a resident of Stillwater, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She was born June 25, 1950, in San Jose, California. She was a homemaker and a member of the East 6th Street Church of Christ in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She enjoyed traveling and attending church. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Mrs. Sullivan was preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie Davis and Mary Francis Nix.

She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Larry Sullivan; two daughters and a son-in-law, Deanna Randall of Coweta, Oklahoma and Karen and Kyle Johnson of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Lori Sullivan of Franklin, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Melody and Art Kelly of West Plains, Missouri; four grandchildren, Alyssa Dunfield, Logan Johnson, Meghan Randall and Landry Johnson and a number of nieces and nephews.

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Sullivan will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Rock Hill Cemetery in Holly Creek, Oklahoma with Dan Pearce officiating, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De Queen, Arkansas.

You may leave a condolence online at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Wilkerson Funeral Home - De Queen

403 W. Stillwell Ave. P.O. Box 640, De Queen, AR 71832

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