Joan Gale Lail Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joan Gale Lail (Hickory, North Carolina), born in Lenoir, North Carolina, who passed away on May 19, 2022, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joan Gale Lail to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Dewey Lail and Eula LaFone Lail; her siblings, D. W., Guy Lail and Louise Lail Pearson; her children, Don Murphy (Sally) of Charlotte, Sam Murphy of Asheville and Dixie Haynes (Tim) of Hickory; her granddaughters, Larkin Murphy, Emily Murphy, Anna Murphy and Heather Grier; her great grandchild Leila Grier; and her close friends, Sherry Brittain, Joyce Corbett, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Carol Cartlidge and Phil Barringer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Joan's favorite causes, Humane Society of Catawba Co. or the Patrick Beaver Library.
