Joan Marie Wilson Dent, 83, of Myrtle Beach S.C., formerly of Lexington Park, died Dec. 6, 2012, in Myrtle Beach. She was the daughter of the late John Pleasant Wilson Sr. and the late Hazel Ransom Wilson.

Mrs. Dent was a homemaker. She was a member of Callaway Baptist Church, Gallaway, where she was very active in the outreach and missions programs. While in South Carolina she was a member of Glenns Bay Baptist Church, Surfside Beach.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Francis Dent Sr.; brother, John Pleasant Wilson Jr.; daughter, Francine Dent Deinlein; granddaughter, Patricia; and grandsons, Herbie and James.

She is survived by her children, Elmer Francis Dent Jr. of Providence, R.I.; Catherine Dent Behanna of Myrtle Beach, John Theodore Dent of Great Mills, Teresa Dent Gibson of Conway, S.C. and Cora Irene Dent Hart of Pueblo, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A service will be held Dec. 11 at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Chapel of Remembrance, Leonardtown. Burial will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home