Joan Ray Darrough Obituary (1935 - 2008)

Born Dec 19, 1935, Joan Ray Darrough attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Joan Ray Darrough.

Graduation Year	Class of 1953
Date of Birth	Dec 19, 1935
Date of Passing	Nov 15, 2008
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Events	Joan Darrough, 72, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at her home in Johnson City. She was born Dec. 19, 1935, in Satanta, to Daniel S. and Sula Irene Saylors Ray. She attended Hickok School in rural Grant County until moving in 1945 to Stanton County, where she graduated from Johnson High School in 1953. She graduated from Colorado Women's College in 1955 with an associate of arts degree in business. On April 25, 1959, she married Kenneth Darrough in Lancaster, Calif. Mrs. Darrough worked for banks in Denver and Lancaster and also worked with her husband running K&S Meat Processing. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Eastern Star No. 471. In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, Shane Darrough of Dodge City; a daughter, Kim Darrough-Hayden of Ulysses; three grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Willene and Bernice; and a brother, Kenneth. A celebration of her life was at the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City. Burial was at Ulysses Cemetery, with burial rites performed by Eastern Star No. 471.