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On Oct. 29, 1955, she married Ralph Thrash in Wichita. Joan and Ralph lived in Wichita at that time. In 1968, they moved to Peabody where they owned the grocery store until 1980. They then moved to Hutchinson and owned the Jack and Jill Grocery from 1980 until 1987. In 1996, she opened her own business, Cleaning by Joan. Joan was a member of Eastwood Church of Christ. Joan and Ralph were married for 58 years before he passed away in 2014.
She is survived by sons, Russell Thrash and wife Suzanne, Scott Thrash and wife Carol, Darin Thrash; sisters, Debbie Bowman, Denise Matz; grandchildren, Stephanie Ricketts, Jamie Washburn, Torie Thrash, Jeromy Thrash, Trevor Thrash, Derek Thrash, Stacia Biel, Tasha Thrash, Angellina King and Erik Pettay; and 21 great grandchildren.
Joan is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; son, Tracy Thrash; grandsons, Chris Thrash and Travis Thrash; and a sister, Dorothy Odle.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2024, at Eastwood Church of Christ, Hutchinson, with Pastor Wayne DeWindt presiding. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until service time on Monday. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be made to Eastwood Church of Christ, in care of Hutchinson Funeral Chapel, 300 E. 30th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67502.
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