Martha Sue Joyce

Martha Sue Joyce

Martha Sue Joyce, 79, of Marion, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services are 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 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, Ky., Lovona and George Bazal of Vining, Rockie Joyce of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn Tiegen of Marion, and Randy and Judy Joyce of Marion; 12 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 18 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, Joanne Bonat of Linda Jean and Jim Russell. Shirley and David McLeod, Virginia and Golden Burke all of Benton, Kentucky, 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 Mae (Jones) & Uple Higgins. On Aug. 5, 1948, she married Albert Thomas Joyce in Hopkinsville, Ky., 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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