June Marie Thorson

June 11, 1937 - June 3, 2018

June Marie Thorson, 80, of Hot Springs Village passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. She was born June 11, 1937 in Neosho, Missouri to the late Mable McCart. She was predeceased by her mother, husband, Gary Thorson and grandson, Garrett Hamm. June was a member of the Village Church of Christ and the Sojourner Mission. She was an owner of Gary Thorson Furniture. She served as President of the Associated Women for Harding University and was a member of the President’s Council of Harding. Over the years, June taught Ladies Class, VBS, and was a leader for a Grief Recovery Class. Survivors include her four daughters, Jo Hamm, Kim (Keith) Evans, Kristi (Tom) Powal and Toni Parrish; one sister, Gene Ulrich; nine grandchildren, Justin Hamm, Corbin Hamm, Macie Hamm, Eli Sligh, Amber Rochelle, Hannah (Robert) Torgersen, Abigail Burks, Jordan (Colleen) Matthews, and Josh (Page) Matthews; four great grandchildren, Kendall & Quinton Rochelle, Emily Snyder and Evangeline Torgersen. A Celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, June 9th at the Village Church of Christ with David Tappe officiating. Please join the family by wearing beautiful colors to the Celebration in honor of June. Her wishes were to donate her body to the Genesis Research Center of Medical Science. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sojourner Mission-5554 Cooks Road-Marshall, Texas 75670-9130.