Notes for Joan Williams: Married to Tom Seeley. Had three children Kathy, Kevin and Kent. Kevin died in a car crash. Divorced Seeley
Married Don Thorson, a State Senator from Newcastle, WY.
Obituary
Newcastle--Memorial services for Joan Thorson, 64, St. Albin's Episcopal Church in Wicken burg, AZ, with the Rev. Charles Threetwit officiating.
A second memorial service will be held Monday at Christ church in Newcastle with the Rev. Ben Wright officiating.
She died March 9, 1999 at her winter home in Wickenburg, AZ. Her death was caused by the effects of 50 years of smoking.
She was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Harrison NE to Floyd and Billie Williams
She spent her early childhood in the Lusk and Edgemont, SD areas and on the thoroughbred race tracks of NE where her father was an owner and trainer of race horses.
She was also often a guest of her aunt and uncle, Dutch and Emma Updike in the Osage oil field.
She attended high school in Edgemont.
She married Tom Seeley in 1954 and moved to Newcastle, where they managed and airport and operated fire suppression bombers. They had three children and moved to Casper and then Wickenburg, AZ. They were divorced in 1977.
She married Don Thorson in Wickenburg in November 1979 and moved back to Newcastle in a blizzard. They made their home in Newcastle with winter visits to AZ, until her husband sold the oil business and then they split their time between homes.
She had a real love to race horses and was especially proud of her nephew, Rob, who is a jockey. She was also a devoted fan of Tom Osborne and the Nebraska football team. she loved interior decorating and was a good amateur artist.
She will be remember for her optimistic outlook on life, a strong independent spirit and the way she overcame obstacles in her life.
She had an especially sad time when Kevin, one of her 18-year-old twins, was killed while she was going through a divorce, but regained her spirit.
She then managed to earn a real estate sales license and became a Century 21 agent before she remarried.
She was preceded in death by parents and a son.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Kent Seeley; two grandchildren; her brother, Dean; and four nieces and nephews.
More About Joan Williams: Burial: Unknown, Cremated. Occupation: Housewife, Real Estate Agent.
More About Joan Williams and Tom Seeley: Marriage: 1954
More About Joan Williams and Don Thorson: Private-Begin: Private
Joan Williams (b. August 29, 1934, d. March 9, 1999)
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