Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

It is with great joy and deep sadness balancing precariously in our hearts, that we announce the passing of Joan Sharon Mohr Couey on November 28, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.

Joan, Joanie, Mama, Grandma Dough and GG was born January 3, 1940. She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerson Mohr whose family settled at the old homestead just outside of Colfax, Wash., in the latter half of 1904. Joan survived her younger brother Norman Jerson Mohr.

Joan was the maternal glue that held her family together, giving birth to eight children and was loved deeply as a mother by many others including he...