Mary Joan Hubbard

Joan Hubbard was born September 12, 1935, in Cherokee, KS, and passed away at the Quail Ridge Living Center of Colcord, OK on August 21, 2023. She was 22 days short of her 88th birthday. She passed away on her and Hod’s 68th wedding anniversary. Joan was born to Frank and Xava Mae Aggus. Xava died when Joan was 5 years old. Her father Frank later married Grace (Elisson) and Joan was moved from her Aunt and Uncle’s home in Missouri, who had been taking care of her, to Denver. She spent many years in Lanaghan, MO and Siloam Springs, AR area with extended family during her childhood. Joan was in first grade when WWII began. Rationing set in and really changed their lives. They had stamps for gas, shoes, sugar, and many staples. They also did some recycling of cans for the war effort. In Denver she lived six blocks from a POW camp for German soldiers. She remembered seeing them with POW stamped on the back of their shirts. Farmers would often hire them to work in their fields. Joan’s father worked on the Union Pacific Railroad where the government thought he could be more valuable than as a pilot, even though he was a pilot and had offered to fly. Because of his work on the railroad, the family was able to travel back to relatives more than most people could travel. Joan went to Rockmont College, now Colorado Christian University, and there met the love of her life, Harlan (Hod) Edward Hubbard. They were married at Fruitdale Baptist Church in Wheat Ridge, CO on August 21, 1955. To this union three children were born, Terri (Hubbard) Culley, Greg Hubbard, and Blaine Hubbard. Joan enjoyed her work in the Gideon’s organization and filled many offices for the Gideon Auxiliary in Colorado as well as doing some work on an international level for the Gideons. She had a beautiful singing voice and directed numerous church choirs. She conducted several church cantatas, often with her brother Gary also directing. She loved to read. She dearly loved to travel. Peru and the People’s Republic of China were her favorite places she visited. She also worked in real estate, as a travel agent, and travel consultant, eventually operating her own travel agency, H&J Cruise and Tours. Joan will be missed by a number of family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Hod, her two sons, Greg and wife Noell of Smith Center, KS, Blaine and wife Valarie, of Siloam Springs, AR, and son-in-law Bill Culley of Avon, CT; and also seven grandchildren, Gabriel and wife Ryanne of Manhattan, KS, Michael and wife Aubrey of Overland Park, KS, Landon and wife Lauren of San Diego, CA, Kami Hubbard of Nashville, TN, Samantha Hickman and husband Alex of Fayetteville, AR, Mitchell and Darian of Pryor, OK, and Maggie Hubbard of Chanute, KS. She had four great- grandchildren, Rowan, Clayton, Jordyn, and Evan. Joan is survived by two siblings, Ken Aggus (wife Danetta), and Connie (husband Jim) Matusoff, and sister-in-law Cheryl Aggus, all of Colorado, and a many other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Gary, and her daughter Terri (Hubbard) Culley. A memorial service for Joan will be held at the Community Christian Fellowship of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The Memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by a meal for family and friends. The family request that all memorial gifts be directed to the Gideons. For more information, please use the following site www.wassonfuneralhome.com

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Mary Joan Hubbard

September 12, 1935 - August 21, 2023