Martha Sue Joyce
July 2, 1935 — January 18, 2015
Martha Sue Joyce, 79, of Marion, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include five children, Peggy and James Tempfer of Leitchfield, Kentucky, Lovona and George Bazal of Vining, Rockie Joyce of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn Tiegen of Marion, and Randy and Judy Joyce of Marion; twelve grandchildren, Tracey Alan Joyce, Daniel Roy Grapes, Melissa VanMeter, Jennifer Armstrong, Stacy Bazal, April Farley, Megan Rinderknecht, Nicholas Joyce, Michael Tiegen, Jacob Joyce, Travis Joyce, and Tristen Joyce; and eighteen great-grandchildren, Danielle, Matthew, Natalie, Noah, Abby, Wyatt, Abren, Charlie, Talia, Gaven, Madison, Bailey, Tabitha, Griffen, Payton, Kiowa, Emmalin, and Bentley.
Also surviving are her siblings, Margaret and Virgil Joyce of Benton, Kentucky, Joanne Donat of Benton, Kentucky, Linda Jean and Jim Russell of Benton, Kentucky, Shirley and David McLeod of Benton, Kentucky, Virginia and Golden Kirk of Benton, Kentucky, Marvin Paul and Gloria Chambers of El Paso, Texas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lonnie and Mary Hawkins of Manitau Beach, Michigan, Susie and Charles Knight of Gilbertsbille, Kentucky, and Judy White of Gilbertsville, Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; and a grandson, Dakota.
Martha was born July 2, 1935, the daughter of Lillie Maie (Jones) & Uple Higgins. On August 5, 1948, she married Albert Thomas Joyce in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and was married for 63 years until his death in 2012. Some of the ways she loved to spend her time were gardening, reading, embroidery and sewing, collecting pretty dishes, playing card games with her family, and old movies and music.
Memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Martha.
Survivors include five children, Peggy and James Tempfer of Leitchfield, Kentucky, Lovona and George Bazal of Vining, Rockie Joyce of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn Tiegen of Marion, and Randy and Judy Joyce of Marion; twelve grandchildren, Tracey Alan Joyce, Daniel Roy Grapes, Melissa VanMeter, Jennifer Armstrong, Stacy Bazal, April Farley, Megan Rinderknecht, Nicholas Joyce, Michael Tiegen, Jacob Joyce, Travis Joyce, and Tristen Joyce; and eighteen great-grandchildren, Danielle, Matthew, Natalie, Noah, Abby, Wyatt, Abren, Charlie, Talia, Gaven, Madison, Bailey, Tabitha, Griffen, Payton, Kiowa, Emmalin, and Bentley.
Also surviving are her siblings, Margaret and Virgil Joyce of Benton, Kentucky, Joanne Donat of Benton, Kentucky, Linda Jean and Jim Russell of Benton, Kentucky, Shirley and David McLeod of Benton, Kentucky, Virginia and Golden Kirk of Benton, Kentucky, Marvin Paul and Gloria Chambers of El Paso, Texas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lonnie and Mary Hawkins of Manitau Beach, Michigan, Susie and Charles Knight of Gilbertsbille, Kentucky, and Judy White of Gilbertsville, Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; and a grandson, Dakota.
Martha was born July 2, 1935, the daughter of Lillie Maie (Jones) & Uple Higgins. On August 5, 1948, she married Albert Thomas Joyce in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and was married for 63 years until his death in 2012. Some of the ways she loved to spend her time were gardening, reading, embroidery and sewing, collecting pretty dishes, playing card games with her family, and old movies and music.
Memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Martha.
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