AUSTIN - Joan Robison Saul died Nov. 17, 2023, at her home with her daughter, Kimi, holding her hand.
She was born in Lamesa, on Nov. 15, 1941, and grew up in Klondike. She excelled athletically, playing basketball at Hardin-Simmons University and loved racing fast cars in her youth. She had such a giving and kind spirit, she never knew a stranger and anyone was welcome in her home. She loved gatherings and welcomed family, friends, and anyone else that needed a place to go for the holidays.
Her true calling was being a mother to her three children, a grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her son Monty Saul; daughters Kimi Saul and Tifani Saul Koehl and Tifani's partner Sherry Morris; grandchildren Elisabeth Kelly, Christian Saul Griffis, Dawson, Zachery, and Kelsi Koehl; great grandchildren Dakota and Bowen.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Audry Robison, Mable Soechting, and her sister Teresa Scott Hegedus.