Joan Carol (Pack) Leizear, 85, of Big Pool, Maryland, passed away March 4, 2024, at Williamsport Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family.
Born Nov. 9, 1938, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Albert Pack Jr. and Charlotte Jane (Gordon) Pack.
Mrs. Leizear was a 1956 graduate of Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland.
She was a homemaker and formerly employed with National Geographic, Chas A. Gibney Florist, and Maryland General Realty.
She enjoyed gardening, designing floral arrangements and sewing, and was a fabulous baker, making the best homemade bread.
Her loving husband of 67 years, Lewis E. Leizear, survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Timothy Leizear and wife, Ruth, Clinton Leizear and wife, Tami, and Stephen Leizear and wife, Janeen; 10 grandchildren, Becky, Jenny, Elizabeth, CJ, Christen, Chase, Shannon, Hannah, Mitch, and Levi; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Gail Pack; and two brothers, Charles “Boomie” Pack and Robert “Butch” Pack.
A celebration of life was held on Saturday at Donald Edwin Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., in Clear Spring, Maryland, with Lana Roberts-Windsor officiating. Interment was held privately.
Memorial donations may be made in her honor to Hospice of Washington County, 11370 Caring Pathway Lane, Hagerstown, MD 21742 or to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association at https://cota.org.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfhinc.com.