Patricia Lee (Walker) Joyce

Mrs. Patricia Lee Walker Joyce, 88, wife of the late Richard H. Joyce, Jr. and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center, in Parksley, VA. 

Born June 20, 1928 in Worthington, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frank H. Walker and Ruth Kepple Walker.  Mrs. Joyce attainted her degree in education from Slippery Rock State College, and later retired from Davis Elementary, in Southampton, PA, after thirty-nine years.  She was a member of the MorningStar Moravian Church in Coopersburg, PA, a devoted volunteer at the Elephant’s Trunk, and for several years, served as a docent at Pennsburg Manor.  Mrs. Joyce was a loyal Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Orioles fan, and an avid knitter and sailor, and loved the beach.     

Survivors include her loving daughter, Patricia Joyce Brabazon and husband Paul of Melfa; two sisters, Paula Feger and husband Gene of Houston, TX, and Nancy Graff and husband Peter of Kittanning, PA; two grandsons, Jared Brabazon and wife Janelle of Breinigsville, PA, and Christopher Brabazon of Pasadena, MD; and one great-granddaughter, Dagney; and several nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was a predeceased by a sister, Jean Flick. 

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Patricia Joyce will be held at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Education Fund, c/o Nan Naworki, 700 S. Luzerne Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224.

Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.