L. Joan Truman

L. Joan Truman, 73, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Thursday, June 8, 2006 at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 12, 2006 at First Christian Church in Davenport where she was a member since 1956. The Officiant will be Reverend Terry Halsted. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home, Bettendorf. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the church or to a memorial established in Joan’s name.
Joan was born October 23, 1932 in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Rollo Edward and Maggie Marie (Morss) Brown. She graduated from Galesburg High School. She was united in marriage to Elmer Dwayn Truman on May 31, 1953 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on August 29, 1999.
She retired in 1993 as a bookkeeper at Swiss Valley Farms where she had been employed for 22 years.
Joan was actively involved in her church where she served most recently as Treasurer of Christian Women’s Fellowship.
She was a member of the Alcoa Retirees Club as well as a member of the 25 year club at Alcoa. Her husband, Dwayn, had been employed at the Davenport Works for 33 years. She served recently on the Alcoa Retiree Club Board and attended retiree events regularly.
Joan had many hobbies and interests. She was an avid reader, enjoyed camping, playing cards, and board games. She enjoyed needlepoint, cross-stitch, and embroidery. She also enjoyed traveling with her family. She was an enthusiastic Hawkeye, Illini, and Iowa State basketball fan. First and foremost, Joan was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved her family dearly and was always there for them. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
Those left to honor her memory include her daughter, Pat Truman, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; her sons and daughters-in-law, Greg & Judy Truman, of Iowa City, Iowa, Tim and Leslie Truman, of Bettendorf, Brad & Annette Truman, of Henderson, Nevada, Barry & Barb Truman, of Davenport, and Garry and Lynne Truman, of Omaha, Nebraska; sixteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her sisters, Arlene Rossell of Prescott, Arizona, Pat Smead and her husband, Bill, of Palatine, Illinois, Barbara Greene and her husband, Jim of Nampa, Idaho, and Marilyn Smith and her husband, Alan, of Galesburg; her sisters in law, Edith Tweed of Keithsburg, Illinois and Shirley Brown of Colona, Illinois; and her brother in law, Hugh White of Galesburg.
In addition to her husband, Dwayn, she was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Helen, Gladys, Lucyle, and Alice; and her brother, Richard.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Joan’s obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.