Joan Phyllis Sowell's obituary , Passed away on September 29, 2025 in Tanner, Alabama

Joan Phyllis Sowell

October 26, 1946 - September 29, 2025 (78 years old)

Tanner, Alabama

Joan Phyllis Sowell's obituary , Passed away on September 29, 2025 in Tanner, Alabama
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Joan Phyllis Sowell

October 26, 1946 - September 29, 2025 (78 years old)

Tanner, Alabama

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Joan Phyllis Sowell Obituary

The passing of Joan Phyllis Sowell of Tanner, Alabama leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 29, 2025 at the age of 78. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Joan Phyllis Sowell or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

As we bid Joan farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Joan is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William L. Southard, Sr. and Mary Lorena Ferrell; and her siblings, William L. Southard, Jr. and Almeda Ann Southard. She is survived by: her husband William "Frank" Sowell of Tanner, AL; her brother Foy M. Southard; her nieces, Wenona Southard, Quannah Southard, Tashina Southard and Kayla Terry Grantland; and her nephew Forrest Scott Southard.



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Oct 03

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McConnell Funeral Home
1200 E Forrest St, Athens, AL 35613

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Oct 03

Funeral service

McConnell Funeral Home
1200 E Forrest St, Athens, AL 35613

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