Joyce Susan Mers, 80 passed away on August 3, 2022, Joyce was born on December 18, 1941 in Denver, CO. Here parents were Merle and Alice Lewark. Joyces’ mother moved her and her older brother, Ron to Phoenix, AZ in 1949. Joyce attended Thunderbird Adventist Academy where she met her husband Lee before graduating in 1960. Joyce pursued a career in education, first teaching at Edison Elementary for 20 years before becoming the Vice Principal after gaining her masters. Joyce then moved on to Principal of Whittier Elementary in Phoenix where she eventually retired in 1996.
After retirement Joyce and Lee enjoyed summers in the pines at their cabin in Overgaard, AZ. In the high-country Joyce indulged her love for music, gardening, quilting as well as feeding her wild birds. Locally her time was spent with her red hat ladies, book club and even the occasional line dance.
In pursuit of her life-long passion for travel her and Lee explored most of the continental US and Hawaii. They also visited exotic locals such as Thailand, Hong King, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Europe, and Africa. They even set sail on a cruise which took them around the world.
Joyce is survived by her Eldest son Brett, her youngest son Sean, daughter-in-law Samantha, and granddaughter Lexie.