Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (Feb. 22, 2015):
Joan was born Jan. 21, 1939, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Starle W. Terrell and Helen M. (Booth) Terrell.
She died in Alamogordo, N.M., on Feb. 20, 2015.
She grew up in Tonopah, Nev., with her sisters Joyce and Lynne. Through her childhood years her family owned and operated a fluorspar, tungsten, and gold mine, as well as running the town’s newspaper, The Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Joan married Arnold R. Achille on April 6, 1957, and they had two daughters, Robyn Dee and Tamara Helen. Arnold was career US Air Force, and the family moved frequently with the military through seven states, always camping, fishing, and hiking at every opportunity.
She was well known for her well-developed sense of humor, sharp writing skills, and high intelligence, as well as being creative and artistic. Joan enjoyed archaeology, birdwatching, music, and artifact and fossil hunting. She was an avid genealogist and traced her family’s lines back to the 1500s.
Joan was a loving and nurturing stay-at-home mom who volunteered at school, assisted on field trips, and was always supportive and kind.
She loved animals and cared for many strays. She taught herself to be able to field identify most North American bird species.
Joan is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Joyce Boykin.
She is survived by her daughters, Robyn Macdonald Munro and Tami Sauerman; sister, Lynne Orwick and husband John; grandchildren, Jonah Harris and wife Heather, Erica Love and husband Brad, and CassieLee Butcher; nephews, Mike, Ken, and Tony Rychtarik; nieces, Kathy Pettycrew and Andrea Childress; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Connor, Andrew, and Isabella Harris and Giovanni Trujillo; plus great-nieces and nephews.
As per her wishes, no public services are planned.
Joan was born Jan. 21, 1939, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Starle W. Terrell and Helen M. (Booth) Terrell.
She died in Alamogordo, N.M., on Feb. 20, 2015.
She grew up in Tonopah, Nev., with her sisters Joyce and Lynne. Through her childhood years her family owned and operated a fluorspar, tungsten, and gold mine, as well as running the town’s newspaper, The Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Joan married Arnold R. Achille on April 6, 1957, and they had two daughters, Robyn Dee and Tamara Helen. Arnold was career US Air Force, and the family moved frequently with the military through seven states, always camping, fishing, and hiking at every opportunity.
She was well known for her well-developed sense of humor, sharp writing skills, and high intelligence, as well as being creative and artistic. Joan enjoyed archaeology, birdwatching, music, and artifact and fossil hunting. She was an avid genealogist and traced her family’s lines back to the 1500s.
Joan was a loving and nurturing stay-at-home mom who volunteered at school, assisted on field trips, and was always supportive and kind.
She loved animals and cared for many strays. She taught herself to be able to field identify most North American bird species.
Joan is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Joyce Boykin.
She is survived by her daughters, Robyn Macdonald Munro and Tami Sauerman; sister, Lynne Orwick and husband John; grandchildren, Jonah Harris and wife Heather, Erica Love and husband Brad, and CassieLee Butcher; nephews, Mike, Ken, and Tony Rychtarik; nieces, Kathy Pettycrew and Andrea Childress; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Connor, Andrew, and Isabella Harris and Giovanni Trujillo; plus great-nieces and nephews.
As per her wishes, no public services are planned.
Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (Feb. 22, 2015):
Joan was born Jan. 21, 1939, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Starle W. Terrell and Helen M. (Booth) Terrell.
She died in Alamogordo, N.M., on Feb. 20, 2015.
She grew up in Tonopah, Nev., with her sisters Joyce and Lynne. Through her childhood years her family owned and operated a fluorspar, tungsten, and gold mine, as well as running the town’s newspaper, The Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Joan married Arnold R. Achille on April 6, 1957, and they had two daughters, Robyn Dee and Tamara Helen. Arnold was career US Air Force, and the family moved frequently with the military through seven states, always camping, fishing, and hiking at every opportunity.
She was well known for her well-developed sense of humor, sharp writing skills, and high intelligence, as well as being creative and artistic. Joan enjoyed archaeology, birdwatching, music, and artifact and fossil hunting. She was an avid genealogist and traced her family’s lines back to the 1500s.
Joan was a loving and nurturing stay-at-home mom who volunteered at school, assisted on field trips, and was always supportive and kind.
She loved animals and cared for many strays. She taught herself to be able to field identify most North American bird species.
Joan is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Joyce Boykin.
She is survived by her daughters, Robyn Macdonald Munro and Tami Sauerman; sister, Lynne Orwick and husband John; grandchildren, Jonah Harris and wife Heather, Erica Love and husband Brad, and CassieLee Butcher; nephews, Mike, Ken, and Tony Rychtarik; nieces, Kathy Pettycrew and Andrea Childress; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Connor, Andrew, and Isabella Harris and Giovanni Trujillo; plus great-nieces and nephews.
As per her wishes, no public services are planned.
Joan was born Jan. 21, 1939, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Starle W. Terrell and Helen M. (Booth) Terrell.
She died in Alamogordo, N.M., on Feb. 20, 2015.
She grew up in Tonopah, Nev., with her sisters Joyce and Lynne. Through her childhood years her family owned and operated a fluorspar, tungsten, and gold mine, as well as running the town’s newspaper, The Tonopah Times-Bonanza.
Joan married Arnold R. Achille on April 6, 1957, and they had two daughters, Robyn Dee and Tamara Helen. Arnold was career US Air Force, and the family moved frequently with the military through seven states, always camping, fishing, and hiking at every opportunity.
She was well known for her well-developed sense of humor, sharp writing skills, and high intelligence, as well as being creative and artistic. Joan enjoyed archaeology, birdwatching, music, and artifact and fossil hunting. She was an avid genealogist and traced her family’s lines back to the 1500s.
Joan was a loving and nurturing stay-at-home mom who volunteered at school, assisted on field trips, and was always supportive and kind.
She loved animals and cared for many strays. She taught herself to be able to field identify most North American bird species.
Joan is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Joyce Boykin.
She is survived by her daughters, Robyn Macdonald Munro and Tami Sauerman; sister, Lynne Orwick and husband John; grandchildren, Jonah Harris and wife Heather, Erica Love and husband Brad, and CassieLee Butcher; nephews, Mike, Ken, and Tony Rychtarik; nieces, Kathy Pettycrew and Andrea Childress; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Connor, Andrew, and Isabella Harris and Giovanni Trujillo; plus great-nieces and nephews.
As per her wishes, no public services are planned.
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