Joan May McGuigan of Newtown, formerly of Southampton, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Chandler Hall. She was 85.

     Born in Philadelphia she was the beloved wife of the late John Paul McGuigan and enjoyed 45 years of marriage. Joan was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Gough Kelly and sister of the late William Kelly. She was predeceased by her grandchildren the late Christopher Meadows and Alyssa McGuigan and her great grandson Donovan Meadows.

     Joan’s one true love in life was her family. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

     Joan will be deeply missed by her 7 children: Bonnie Meadows and her husband Donald, John McGuigan and his wife Carol, Michael McGuigan and his wife Terri, Daniel McGuigan and his wife Jean, Timothy McGuigan, Lori Dougherty and her husband Daniel, and Matthew McGuigan and his wife Julie. She was the beloved grandmother of 20, great grandmother of 18. She is also survived by her sister Barbara Lombo.

     Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:30am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Second Street Pike and Knowles Ave. Southampton, PA 18966. Her interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery in Chalfont, PA.

    In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105