Obituary - Everett L. Joyce
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Everett Leon Joyce, 93, of Bluemont, Va., died Monday, April 23, 2012 at his home. Mr. Joyce was born April 8, 1919 in Washington, D. C., the son of the late Leon and Daisy Mae Brown Joyce.
He retired as a master sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps after 20 years of active service. He served during WWII in the Guadalcanal, Australia, and New Zealand.
He was a member of the Berryville Moose Lodge, VFW Post 21 in Berryville, Clarke County Ruritan Club, and Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Association.
He married Rebecca Rittman Jackson-Joyce on June 21, 1999 in Bluemont, Va. Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Sherry Johnson and her husband, Benny, of Bluemont, Va.; a granddaughter, Joyce Marie Green; and two great-granddaughters, Samantha Joyce Green and Corey Lee Green, all of Shelbyville, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor May Healy Joyce and a son, Gregory Leon Joyce.
The family will receive friends Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Enders & Shirley Funeral Home Chapel, Beryville. A memorial service will begin 2:00PM with Rev. Dennis Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester, VA 22601.
More Stories |
-
The South Central Kentucky Walking Horse Association has canceled their annual banquet for 2021. The association hopes to host their banquet in 2022. For more information, contact Frankie Jo Bradley at 270-6460-7957.
Read More
-
The UPHA Ribbons of Service program is a wonderful example of how young people can use their passion for horses to help the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and learn to give back to their communities...
Read More
-
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted their fiscal year 2020 enforcement activity summary...
Read More
-
The Walking Horse Report recently received a copy of a 1946 Blue Ribbon magazine. The copy was sent by a Report subscriber Robert Smith in Elma, Wash...
Read More
-
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) released their report, “A Review of Methods for Detecting Soreness in Horses,” earlier today. The committee has been working on the report for over a year with their first meeting happening in October 2019...
Read More
-
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services has informed the industry’s Horse Industry Organizations that it will host a virtual training this year due to ongoing conditions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More
-
The Kentucky HIO recently announced updates for the 2021 show season. The HIO will lower horse show affiliation fee to $50 and maintain the $6 inspection fee per horse this year...
Read More
-
It has been a year! The Walking Horse Industry remains strong and our supporters continue to dedicate their time and efforts to ensuring our future. Sales have seen record-high numbers and barns continue to bustle with the talk of the “next great one.”
Read More
-
The Walking Horse Trainers’ Association (WHTA) has posted an opening for its office manager position. The WHTA will begin taking applications immediately. Interested applicants should send their resume to the WHTA at PO Box 61, Shelbyville, Tenn. 37162.
Read More
-
The Report has recently learned of the passing of Dr. Gordon DePoyster on January 12, 2021. He is the husband ofLaMar DePoyster of Greenville, Kentucky...
Read More
|