Joan Hadley Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joan Hadley in Memphis, Tennessee, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, who passed away on October 21, 2025 at the age of 82. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William Porter and Ethel Eugenie Faulkner Ray; her siblings, Gary Ray and Virginia Gaters; and her granddaughters, Chelsea Rochevot and Lauren Rochevot Bartram.

She is survived by: her daughter Teresa Hadley Rochevot (David) of Brownsville, TN; her sisters, Charlene Ray Moss of Jackson, TN and Rita Johnson of Martin, TN; and her granddaughters, Lindsey Hadley of Brownsville, TN and Brittany Hadley Roeder (Chris) of Brandon, MS.. She is also survived by ten great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home (1280 S Dupree St, Brownsville, TN 38012). A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 at 3:00 PM at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens (2488 US-70, Brownsville, TN 38012).

The family requests that memorials be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.