Joan (Spillman) Hoon

Joan Spillman Hoon, 92, of New Concord, passed peacefully from this life on earth Saturday morning November 27th, 2021.  Joan’s courage throughout her recent struggle with Alzheimer's disease was uplifting to all.   Her gracious spirit endured to the last and she is received warmly by her heavenly Father for life everlasting.

Joan was born in Meigs Township, Muskingum County Ohio on March 29th, 1929, to the late Charles Everett and Clytie Spillman (McIntire). She spent all of her youth on the family farm located on what is now the property of the Wilds.  She was a 1947 graduate of Meigs Township High School and earned her BA degree from Muskingum College in 1951 where she was a Delta sister.  Joan later continued her education finishing a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from Akron University and post master’s work at Akron, Kent State, and Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

Joan retired from the Canton City Schools in 1995 after 30 years of service. She taught English and Home Economics at Lehman High School, was a tutor at Lathrop School, and served as a Guidance Counselor at both Timken High School and McKinley High School for the last twenty six years of her tenure. She was very proud of being an educator and enjoyed serving the many students and co-workers she encountered over the years. She enjoyed visiting her family and friends, traveling, hiking, gardening, and writing and receiving letters. Her retirement years were spent in New Concord volunteering at the Wilds, the John and Annie Glenn Historic site, serving on the Muskingum University Alumni Council, and various other philanthropic endeavors. Joan and her husband Rex were active supporters of John Glenn High School and Muskingum University athletic teams and were seen at events home and away.  She enjoyed very much her New Concord United Methodist Church family.

She is survived by her oldest son Jeffrey Hoon and his wife Patricia of Lafayette, Indiana; and her younger son Greg Hoon and his wife Sandi of Middleburg Heights, Ohio; eight grandchildren; Vincent ( Katie)  Hoon, Matthew (Erin) Hoon, Deborah (Tim) Kurtz, Juli Hoon, Mikella Hoon, Logan Hoon, and twins Kristina and Kendall Hoon.  She has 6 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother John William “Bill” Spillman of Canton, Ohio; sister-in-law, Dorothy Shepherd (Hoon); brother-in-law, Frank Wright; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex B. Hoon, to whom she was married for 63 years; daughter Deborah Cay Hoon; her parents; sisters Leah Bigony (Spillman); Louanna Green (Spillman); Glenna Spillman; Rachel Sweeney (Spillman), brother Charles F. Spillman; brothers-in-law Howard Bigony, William Green, John P. Sweeney, Evans Hoon, and Lloyd Shepherd; sisters-in-law Gladys ‘Jeff’ Spillman, Maxine Spillman (McCune), Evangeline Shooter (Hoon), Alice Ruth Wright (Hoon), and Elnora Hoon (Hunt).

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions in Joan’s name may be made to the Deborah Cay Hoon Endowed Scholarship, Muskingum University 163 Stormont Street New Concord, Ohio 43762; or The Wilds 14000 International Road, Cumberland OH 43732

Visitations will be on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 11am to 1pm at the New Concord United Methodist Church, 20 East High Street, New Concord, OH, 43762, where funeral services will be held following visitations at 1pm. Joan will be laid to rest next to her husband in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The Farus Funeral Home of New Concord is caring for the Hoon family.