Joan Carole Hataway

Joan Carole Hataway, 87, of Winterville died on Monday, October 10, 2022.

Born in Morgan County to Jones Broach and Curtis Byrd Broach, Joan grew up in Walton County before relocating to Athens in 1958. She retired from Del Mar Window Coverings. Joan was a dedicated Christian and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also an excellent seamstress and served as her daughters’ Girl Scout troop leader. Joan was dependable, a true friend and mother to all, understanding and accepting; everyone called her “Mama.”

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hataway Sr., and their daughter, Lisa Hataway Thomas.

Joan is survived by three children: Nancy Gunnells, Kathie Hataway, and Donald Hataway Jr., as well as 10 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild on the way.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 14 at Lord and Stephens East Chapel at 12:00 p.m. Mrs. Hataway will lie in state from 10:00 until 12:00 before the service. A graveside committal will follow at Campton UMC Cemetery, 1521 Shoal Creek Road in Monroe at 3:00 p.m. Mrs. Hataway will lie in state at the cemetery from 2:00 to 3:00 for Walton County visitors.

Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com

Alzheimer’s Poem

“Don’t Ask Me to Remember”

Don’t ask me to remember,

Don’t try to make me understand,

Let me rest and know you’re with me,

Kiss my cheek and hold my hand.

I’m confused beyond your concept,

I am sad and sick and lost.

All I know is that I need you

To be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me,

Do not scold or curse or cry.

I can’t help the way I’m acting,

Can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,

That the best of me is gone,

Please don’t fail to stand beside me,

Love me ’til my life is done.