Mrs. Joan L. Pratt

SOUTH PARIS - Joan L. Pratt, 73, of South Paris, beloved wife of John, mother of Holly, Jim, Jack, and Dave, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with her family by her side.
     She was born in Mechanic Falls to Edmund and Myrtle (Somerset) Wilson. She married John Pratt on August 28, 1951. Mrs. Pratt had worked for many years for the Postal Services retiring in 1995. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing golf with her friends at Paris Hill Country Club.
     Mrs. Pratt is survived by her husband John of South Paris; daughters Holly Taylor of South Paris and Dundee Pratt of Norway; a son, David Pratt of Oxford; one sister, Sandra Nowland of New Brunswick, Canada; sister-in-law, Mary Ann and husband Robert Roderick of Oxford; grandchildren, Jamie, Jack, Cody and his mother (Sue), Tia, and Casey; great-grandchildren, Kady, and Emily and numerous nieces and nephews.
     She was predeceased by her parents; sons, Jack and Jim and a sister, Judy Marston.
     Family and friends attended a visitation on Wednesday, May 7 at the First Congregational Church in South Paris followed by a service with Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating, with interment will be at the Riverside Annex in South Paris.
     In lieu of flowers donations in Mrs. Pratt's memory may be sent to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330, or to the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main Street, South Paris, ME 04281 or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main Street, Rte 26, Oxford, ME 04270. On-line condolences may be expressed to the family at .