JOYCE EDITH KING

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JOYCE EDITH KING Following a lengthy illness Joyce Edith King of Lac du Bonnet, passed away at the Beausejour District Hospital on March 3, 2003 at the age of 82 years. Joyce was born in the Arden area on Sept-ember 9, 1920 to Samuel and Annie King. She attended Twyford School. After leaving school she farmed in the Arden area with her parents and brother. After the passing of her parents in 1960, Joyce continued to farm with her twin brother Bob until his passing in 1977. Joyce lived in Neepawa from 1977 to July 1992, where she worked at various places such as Neepawa Food Processors, the Bus Depot, Vivian Hotel, and Bamboo Restaurant. In 1992 Joyce and her daughter moved to Winnipeg, at which time she retired. Joyce was predeceased by her father Samuel King on June 8, 1960, her mother Annie King on June 14, 1960, and her twin brother Robert Horace King on July 18, 1977. She is survived by her loving daughter Alice Mae, and her devoted son-in-law Dave Anderson of Lac du Bonnet. They were always all together, shopping, fishing, playing cards, working in the garden, and fighting off the deer. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Neepawa United Church, Neepawa, MB, with Rev. George Cargo officiating. The service will terminate at the church. Mom loved life. Her smile always brought joy to everyones heart. Mom leaves a legacy of compassion and generosity. Her door was always open and she was always willing to lend a helping hand. She was a pillar of strength and always there when you needed her most. She will be sadly missed, but never forgotten. Thanks to Drs. Petkau, Beyers, and Corder, staff at East Gate Lodge, and Russell Funeral Home. A special thanks for messages of condolences from Gordon Fulford in Madrid, Spain, and Lew Newman in Sydney, Australia. Flowers gratefully declined. Clarkes Funeral Home, Gladstone in care of arrangements. You can only have one mother, loving, kind and true. No other friend in all the world will be so true to you. For all her loving kindness she asks for nothing in return. If all the world deserted us, to our Mother we could turn. For those of us who have a mother, treasure her with care, For you will never know her value, till you see that shes not there. To hear her voice, to see her smile, to sit and talk with her awhile, To be together in the same old way, would be our dearest wish today.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 05, 2003