Joan Green

Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday June 13, at 10 a.m. in the Safford LDS Stake Center. Friends may call Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Caldwell Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to funeral services at the church. Interment will be in the Graham Cemetery. Joan Talley Green died Saturday, May 30, 2009 in her home after a long struggle with the disease of Scleroderma. Joan was born on October 2, 1929 in Safford, Arizona to Dorothy and Clarence Goodman. Joan met Jan L. Talley in August of 1945 in Safford. Japan had just surrendered from the war and there was a great celebration downtown. She recalled it as happy, happy times. Joan waited for Jan as he finished his time overseas serving the country. They were married on January 26, 1947. Joan and her family moved to Willcox, Arizona in 1958. These were some of Joans favorite years because her whole family was there together. They also met a lot of wonderful people and made great friends. They lived there for 14 years and were sad to say goodbye. In September of 1966, the Talley family went to Mesa, Arizona and were sealed together for eternity in the Mesa, Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Talley family moved back to Safford in 1973. Jan died in March of 1989 of prostate cancer. She married Brooks Green on February 1, 1995 and they spent 10 wonderful years together before he died in November of 2005. Joan worked as an accountant for many years. She will always be remembered for her great cooking, love of sports and her competitive spirit while challenging you to a card game. Joan was a faithful member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had such a strong testimony of the gospel. Joan is survived by her children: Lyn (Collette) Talley, Van (Anne) Talley, Rochelle (Rory) Mullen, and Brooks Children Debra Green, Steve (Bobbi) Green; her twin sister Joyce (Lee) Maylen, her brother Tony Goodman; 14 grand children and 15 great-grandchildren. Joan is preceded in death by her parents, Jan L. Talley, Brooks Green, her son Jan Steven Talley, and her brother Barry Goodman.