Beloved mother and grandmother, Joy Ruth (Childress) Howell, 80, passed away on Saturday, February 12th after battling dementia for many years. Joy was born in San Diego, CA on November 23rd, 1941 to Nina Jean Childress and Arthur Dwight Childress. When Joy was two her family moved back to Arizona. She grew up in Mesa where she met her husband of over 46 years, Lee (Bronlee). She was a loving mother and a proud grandmother. She attended Mesa High School and graduated in 1960. Joy worked as a bookkeeper for many years for various companies, including many years at Robson Communities as Sun Lakes was being developed. She is survived by her daughters, Shauna (Jim) and Joanne (Scott), son Michael (Marlo) and seven amazing grandchildren.
Services will be held on Monday, February 21st at Mountain View Funeral Home, 7900 E. Main St, Mesa. Viewing begins at 1:00 pm and the Memorial will follow at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Arizona Alzheimer’s Association, 340 E Palm Ln #230, Phoenix, AZ 85004