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Marion Joan Heald was born Marion Joan Wright on Feb 5, 1923. She passed away on August 2, 2009, at the age of 86. Joan, her sisters and her brother were raised in East Texas, near the town of Paris, Texas, by their mother, Mamie Wright. During World War II, Joan worked as a secretary in Washington, DC for the war department. Around 1944, Joan married Major Warren S. Dill of Mount Pleasant, Texas. At the time, Warren was in the US Army Air Corps 8th Air Force serving as a B-17 pilot flying numerous missions over Germany before being discharged from the service after the war. They settled in Denton, Texas where they had one son, John Gregory Dill. Shortly after they moved to Lovington, New Mexico where they had three more children, Sydney D. Dill, Jeffrey A. Dill and James R. Dill. Joan and Warren divorced around 1964. After the divorce Joan lived in Hobbs and Roswell and later settled in Albuquerque, where she worked as a secretary at Kirtland Air Force Base. Around 1975, Joan met James R. Heald, a Warrant Officer in the National Guard in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jim and Joan Heald were married in 1976 and lived together as husband and wife for the remainder of their lives in Albuquerque. Joan and Jim Heald were active in the Mormon Church later in their lives. Joan was known to her children as a loving and caring mother and was known for her intelligence, love and generosity to her many friends in and around Albuquerque. Joan was preceded in death by husband James R. Heald, eldest son John Gregory Dill (AKA John Wren), and grand-daughter Chloe Faith Dill all of Albuquerque. She is survived by daughter Sydney Devereaux of Albuquerque; son Jeff Dill of Sunnyside, Washington; son James R. Dill of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; daughter-in-law Sharon O'Connor of Albuquerque; grand daughters Kristen Dill of Tacoma, Washington; Sarah Dill of Spokane, Washington; Erin Devereaux of Albuquerque; grandson James Dill of Oklahoma, OK and great grand daughter Magdalena Rose Gallegos of Albuquerque. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Park 924 Menaul Blvd. NE, 87102 on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10:00 am. Please visit the online guestbook for Joan at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd 505-275-3500
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