Joan Rawley Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Joan Rawley of Cookeville, Tennessee, who passed away on January 29, 2026, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joan Rawley to show support.
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 husband Dan Albert Rawley; her parents, Herman Nelson and Winnie Johnson Nelson; her daughters, Julie Marie and Elizabeth Rawley; and her brother Kermith (Faye Nelson).
She is survived by: her grandchildren, Marcus Hayslip and Jessica Marie (Dear Friends); and her caregivers, James and Debra Bryant. She is also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews.
