Joan LaRose

Mrs. Joan Barbara LaRose, age 82, of Martin, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at Diversicare Nursing and Rehab Center in Martin. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today (Tuesday), at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Rev. Randy Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until service time. She was retired from Wal-Mart and was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. LaRose is survived by her children, Sharon (Terry) Boyd and Kevin (Cheryl) LaRose, both of Martin; a sister, Sharon Jones of Lemon Grove, California; four grandchildren, Evan Boyd, Brian Boyd, Lacey LaRose and Leigha LaRose; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. LaRose; her parents, Earl A. and Barbara J. Riddle. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.