Submitted by: John Monk
Patsy
D. Joyner
Oct. 5, 1933 - July 18, 2010
MISHAWAKA - Patsy D. Joyner, 76, of Mishawaka, died on Sunday,
July 18, 2010. She was born in South Bend on October 5, 1933, to
John and Cleo (Laughman) Penrose. Patsy married John H. Joyner in
TN on July 1, 1957. John died in 2002. She was also preceded in
death by her parents; a daughter, Juanita Shirley in 2000; and
two brothers, Percy Penrose in 1953 and Eugene Penrose in 2004.
Mrs. Joyner is survived by two daughters, Cecilia Zimmerman of
Mishawaka and Christine Rungren of TX; two sons, John Joyner of
Detroit and Joseph Joyner of Osceola; eight grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren; a stepdaughter, Mary Penrose of
Mishawaka; and a stepson, Gerald Joyner of Plymouth. Also
surviving are three sisters, Retha Taylor of MS, June Landry of
South Bend and Donna Borem of OK; and two brothers, John Penrose
of AZ and Leo Penrose of Mishawaka. Patsy was a member of the VFW
360 Ladies Auxiliary and UAW Local 5. She was a member of Deer
Run Church of Christ. Patsy was formerly employed at AM General.
The family will greet friends on Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon
in Bubb Funeral Chapel, where a funeral service will be held at
noon, with Ken Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel
Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial condolences may be sent to Bubbfuneralchapel.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on July 21, 2010