Joan Tillison Hargraves, 83, of Kountze, died Friday, April 28, 2017. She was born on June 25, 1933, in the Little Rock Community of Kountze, to Bessie Merrill Tillison and John Tillison. Before retiring, Mrs. Hargraves worked as a teacher.
Survivors include her daughters, Mollie Johnson and her husband, Mike; Sharon Richardson; Jamie Rivers and Dennis Riston; and Mary Lou Elmer and her husband, Scott; grandchildren, Colt Johnson; Chris Johnson; Amanda Wright and her husband, Steven; Shy Seaman and her husband, Jason; James Wooten; Billy Fann and his wife, Kirsten; Dani Samford and her husband, Trevor; Heather Stewart and her husband, Jess; Laci Overstreet and her husband, Danny; and Jordan Elmer; and great-grandchildren, Abby Wright, Katie Wright, Hayden Wright, Ayianna Gallaspy-Seaman, Alana Seaman, Molly Williams, Mylee Williams, Makaylee Smith, Rihanna Riston, Sawyer Stewart, Blake Stewart, Aidan Fann, and Liam Fann. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Hargraves; granddaughter, Summer Middlebrook; and son-in-law, John Richardson.
A gathering of Mrs. Hargraves’ family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with her funeral service at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze.
