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Joyce Ann Weeks Housby - Obituary
September 2, 1941 - September 17, 2023
Joyce
Ann
Weeks
Housby,
age
82,
of
Alderson
passed
away
peacefully
with
her
family
by
her
side
on
Sunday,
September
17,
2023,
at
CAMC
Memorial
in
Charleston
following
a
short
illness.
She
was
born
September
2,
1941,
in
Alderson, a daughter of the late Joseph Glen and Bernice (Mays) Weeks.
After
graduating
Alderson
High
School
in
1959.
She
went
on
to
work
for
the
WV
Dailey
News
and
Hinton
Newspaper
as
a
news
journalist.
Joyce
was
a
devout
member
of
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church,
where
she
played
the
organ
and
directed
the
choir.
She
was
a
member
of
the
Alderson Women’s Club and enjoyed being involved in the community.
Joyce
will
be
remembered
as
a
loving
mother,
grandmother,
and
great-
grandmother.
Her
favorite
things
included
sewing,
crocheting,
baking,
and
playing the piano, and she taught private piano lessons as well.
Those
left
to
cherish
her
memory
include
her
daughters,
Lisa
Ann
Haumann,
of
Alderson,
Tammy
Housby
Carter
and
her
husband
Thomas,
of
Alderson;
her
son,
Joseph
Grayson
Housby,
of
Alderson;
her
grandchildren,
Ryan
Nicholas
McGuire
and
his
wife
Jessica,
of
Beckley,
Drew
Alexander
McGuire
and
his
companion
Angel
Vance,
of
Sinks
Grove,
Jonathon
Craig
Housby
and
his
wife
Kristin,
of
San
Antonio,
TX,
Thomas
Joseph
Bennett
and
his
wife
Ashley,
of
Westminster,
MA,
Kara
Bennett
Cvechko
and
her
husband
John,
of
South
Charleston,
WV;
her
seven
great-grandchildren,
as
well
as
many
loving
nieces
and
nephews.
In
addition
to
her
parents,
she
is
preceded
in
death
by
her
loving
husband
of
44
years
Thomas
Eldridge
“Nat”
Housby,
her
son,
Robert
Stephen
Housby,
her
brothers,
Robert
and
Jack
weeks,
and
her
sisters,
Wanda Phillips and Doris Perry
Funeral
services
will
be
Saturday,
September
23,
2023
at
1:00
p.m.
at
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church
in
Alderson,
WV,
with
the
Rev.
Dr.
Jeffrey
Kanode
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
at
the
Fletcher
Addition
of
the
Alderson
Cemetery.
Friends
may
call
on
Saturday,
September
23,
2023,
from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Alderson.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Housby family at
www.lobbanfh.com.
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to the family or
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in memory of Joyce, please visit our
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