Colson, Marilyn Joyce Thomas

Joyce (Joy) Elaine Mathenia

Our beloved mother passed peacefully in her Freeland home June 16th, 2025, with her daughter by her side. She was nearly 90 yrs old and lived a long and full life. Born in California then soon after, moved with her family to Canalou, a small agriculture town tucked in the Southeast corner of Missouri. Growing up on her father’s cotton farm, she experienced her share of working in the fields picking cotton. We heard many stories of what a hard jo…

Colson, Marilyn Joyce Thomas

Marilyn Joyce Thomas Colson, 92, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away on July 7, 2025—just weeks after the passing of her beloved husband, Robert Farrel Colson. After 73 years of marriage and a lifetime of companionship, we will celebrate their lives…