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Joan Agnes (Wilburn) Seitz, 81, of Atchison KS passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital surrounded by family.

Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Seth Montgomery officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Joan’s wish was to be cremated and private burial of the cremated remains will be at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to the VFW Post # 1175 and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

Joan was born on Feb. 17, 1937 the eleventh of fifteen children to John and Mary Rose (Koester) Wilburn. Joan married Phillip Ingels on July 20, 1968. They moved to Valley Falls and raised their four daughters and one son. Phil passed away on Dec. 25, 1983. Joan was married to David Seitz on Nov. 3, 1988. Dave passed away on April 12, 2005.

With her family, Joan enjoyed horse shows; camping trips, 4th of July get together’s, play cards, making wine, salsa and relish, sewing, traveling with Dave in their trucking business; and listening to country music at full volume. With her VFW family, she played shuffleboard, participated in pitch tournaments, Sunday Chiefs games, and enjoyed sitting at the “picnic table of wisdom”.

Survivors include daughters, Audrey (Rick) Blanton, Winchester, KS, Gerri (Rick) Taliaferro, Effingham, KS and Michelle (Steve) Hamilton, Holton, KS. Step-son, Ryan (Heather) Seitz, Central City, NE, grandchildren: Heather Blanton, (Jim Davis), Ryan Taliaferro, Justin (Jennifer) McAlexander, Jacob (Jennifer) Taliaferro, Eric (Cecilia) Blanton, Cody (Amara) McAlexander, Curt (Shayna) McAlexander, Chad Ingels, Alan (Chelsey) Brown, Colby Herren, Rikki (Andrew) Kanning, Katelyn (Trenton) Cox and 20 great grandchildren, brothers: Frank Wilburn, Gladstone, MO, and Art Wilburn, Easton, KS, sister Hazel Cummings, Lancaster, KS. Joan was also preceded in death by two children, daughter Toni “Sis” Herren and son Tony Ingels, brothers: Bernard, John, Earl, Elmer, Harold, Leo, and Walt Wilburn, and sisters: Marie Smith, Lois Artibee, Shirley Sowers, and Carol Sowers.