Every Flower of the Field by Sara Davison

She worked hard to overcome the effects of the disease. There were good days and not so good days, yet Joanne always moved forward and never let the arthritis take over. Joanne’s diagnosis with Rheumatoid arthritis came early in her life, yet it did not define how she would live. Many family meals were enjoyed in the field on the tailgate of the pickup-especially during harvest. Joanne successfully juggled the demands of being a wife, a mother, and a farmer. While living in Vernon, three more children were welcomed home to the family-Marvin, Imogene, and Kelvin. Eventually, they decided to move to Vernon, Colorado to farm with Henry and Alma Wiltfang.

The hand-holding blossomed into a full-blown love, and Joanne and Donald were united in marriage on April 5, 1952.ĭon and Joanne settled in Denver and their first daughter, Diana, was born. Sharon sat between Joanne and the young man, and, much to her dismay, they were holding hands behind her seat. Her youngest sister had a crush on a young man from Kirk and asked Joanne to accompany her on a “date” to see a movie. Joanne eventually moved back to the Burlington area. Dining room haircuts were the norm for anyone who was in need of a trim. Wesley and Frances farmed in the Goodland area until they moved to Burlington, Colorado where they owned and operated a diner on Main Street where the girls worked growing up and learned a strong work ethic from their father and mother.Īfter completing high school, Joanne moved to the Denver area to attend cosmetology school. Eventually, the family would grow with the addition of Doris, Mary, and Sharon. Joanne joined the family of four in Goodland, Kansas. Wesley and Frances (nee Ingram) Taylor and daughters Margaret “Marge” and Betty welcomed a new baby on June 26, 1931.

Every Flower of the Field by Sara Davison