Joan Smiley Chiasson

November 18, 1938 - April 7, 2022

Joan Smiley Chiasson, 83, of Magnolia, Arkansas passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at the Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Magnolia. Joan was born on November 18, 1938, in Longview, Texas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. She enjoyed playing cards with friends and loved her faithful companion, Gracie. She was preceded in death by her parents Luther Lee and Grace (Frazier) Smiley; husband Ernest Joseph Chiasson; twin sister Jane Gunnels; and stepson Chris Chiasson. Joan is survived by her children Rebecca Pearce (Daniel) of Magnolia, Gene Dumas (Donna) of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Greg Dumas (Mandy) of Elm Springs; step children Carol Rivas (Daniel) of Flippin, Gloria Ellis (Stephen) of Magnolia, Janet Toffton (John) of Homer, Louisiana, and Bradford Burge (Marie) of Medina, Ohio; grandchildren Shawn Triplet (Tina) of Harmony Grove, Wayne Dumas (Casey) of Greensboro, Kristal Powell (Mark) of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Ashley Patterson (Tim) of Decatur, Mississippi; great grandchildren Devon Triplet, Zachary Frontone, Mila Patterson, Stephen Orr, and Zachary Brinegar; great-great grandchildren Liam Triplet and Kaylynn Cole; step grandchildren Brian Ard (Heather) of Magnolia, Wayne Ard of Sarasota, Florida, Robert Clemmons (Kim) of Marble Falls, Texas, and Courtney Lambert (Greg) of Whispering Pines, North Carolina; eight step great grandchildren; one step great-great grandchild; brother in law Gaylord Gunnels; one niece; and two nephews. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the First Baptist Church Chapel with Bro. Roger Dunlap officiating. Burial will follow at the Frazier Cemetery under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home, Inc. in Magnolia. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Stephen Orr, Devon Triplet, Wayne Dumas, Shawn Triplet, Tim Patterson, and Brian Ard. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, PO Box 456, Magnolia, AR 71754 or Frazier Cemetery, 341 Columbia Rd 148, Waldo, AR 71770. To sign the online guest book or to share a memory visit www.lewisfuneralhome.biz