Joanna Marie Hout of Delta died after a battle with lung cancer on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at her home. She was 62.
A funeral service was held May 22 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Delta. Burial followed at Delta City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hout was born Dec. 15, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Lloyd and Avis (Moore) Edmisten. She spent her childhood in various areas and graduated from Grand County High School in Moab, Utah. She earned her LPN degree from the College of Eastern Utah in Price. She later attended Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyo., where she earned her RN degree.
She married Jim Hout on Sept. 19, 1992, in Wyoming. They lived in Green River, Wyo., before moving to Delta nine years ago. They would have celebrated 20 years of marriage this year.
Mrs. Hout was a retired registered nurse. She enjoyed hunting, four-wheeling, camping, horseback riding, the outdoors, her grandchildren, and traveling with her family. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Delta.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Hout of Delta; a son and his wife, Raymond and Rebecca Shupe of Durango; a daughter and her husband, Elizabeth and Byron Droge of Farmington, Utah; a stepson, Jason Hout of Visalia, Calif.; a sister and her husband, Donna and Dan Meadors of Rock Springs, Wyo.; four grandchildren, Justin Shupe, Austin Shupe, Nathan Droge and John Hout; two nieces and their husbands, Cami and Tim Walker of Glenwood Springs, and Stacy and Tay Tonozzi of Sandy, Utah; and a nephew, Michael Kemry of Florida.
Mrs. Hout was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Lloyd Edmisten Jr.; a sister, Vida Kemry; and a stepson, Eric Hout.
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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.
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