On December 16, 1950, she married her high school sweetheart, Ralph A. Travis, Jr. They were married for 69 wonderful years. She was widowed on March 13, 2019.
Joan is survived by three children, Ky Travis, Ralph Travis III, and DL T. Murphy; and four grandchildren, Keelan Murphy, MaryMichael Murphy, Isabelle Murphy and Myles Murphy.
Joan and Ralph gave over 20 years to the US Air Force, during which time she was active as a nurse with the Red Cross. Upon Ralph’s military retirement, she worked for the US Government, while also maintaining a household for her family.
Joan enjoyed breeding poodles, knitting and crocheting, camping with her family, going to the beach with her grandchildren, and in later years, gardening and doing word searches. She moved to Florida 25 years ago, with her husband, to be closer to her grandchildren, where she remained until her death.