1925
Joyce
2013
Joyce R. Blackburn
March 22, 1925 — April 24, 2013
Joyce Riden Blackburn, 88, 104 Holiday Lane, Pendleton, passed away April 24, 2013, at her home. Born in Alcoa, TN, she was the daughter of the late Joe R. Riden and Naomi Love Jones Riden.
She was a life-time member of Calvary Baptist Church, Alcoa, TN, and attended Pendleton United Methodist Church. After serving a combined 23 years as a Pink Lady at Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN and AnMed Medical Center, she was still volunteering at Pendleton Elementary School for the 2nd grade classrooms and the school library. She loved old movies and mystery novels.
She is survived by her beloved twin sister, June Fuller of Maryville, TN; daughter, Jo McConnell (Pete) of Pendleton, and son, Kent Woods (Beth) of Canton, GA., grandchildren Greg McConnell (Jane), Randolph, Vermont; Amy Chapman (Jimbo), Greenville, SC; Emily McConnell, Pendleton, SC; Kelly Candler (Scott),Caldwell, Idaho; Daniel Woods (Whitney), Woodstock, GA; Phillip Woods, Canton, GA; Sarah Gardzee (Jason),Brookhaven, GA; Stephanie Hyatt (Blake) ,Ozark, Missouri; and great grandchildren Damaris, Andrea, DeAndra, Lexie, Drew, Ryan, Ginny, Halie and Malikia.
She was predeceased by husbands, Donald Woods and George Blackburn, and brother, Thomas Riden.
A Celebration of Her Life will be held Friday, April 26, at Pendleton United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. with the Reverend Ben Barnette. The family will receive friends before the service from 2-3 p.m. in the church parlor.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to United Way Weekend BackPak Program, PO Box 2067, Anderson, SC 29622 or Pendleton United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 646, Pendleton, SC 29670 or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, which is assisting the family.
She was a life-time member of Calvary Baptist Church, Alcoa, TN, and attended Pendleton United Methodist Church. After serving a combined 23 years as a Pink Lady at Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN and AnMed Medical Center, she was still volunteering at Pendleton Elementary School for the 2nd grade classrooms and the school library. She loved old movies and mystery novels.
She is survived by her beloved twin sister, June Fuller of Maryville, TN; daughter, Jo McConnell (Pete) of Pendleton, and son, Kent Woods (Beth) of Canton, GA., grandchildren Greg McConnell (Jane), Randolph, Vermont; Amy Chapman (Jimbo), Greenville, SC; Emily McConnell, Pendleton, SC; Kelly Candler (Scott),Caldwell, Idaho; Daniel Woods (Whitney), Woodstock, GA; Phillip Woods, Canton, GA; Sarah Gardzee (Jason),Brookhaven, GA; Stephanie Hyatt (Blake) ,Ozark, Missouri; and great grandchildren Damaris, Andrea, DeAndra, Lexie, Drew, Ryan, Ginny, Halie and Malikia.
She was predeceased by husbands, Donald Woods and George Blackburn, and brother, Thomas Riden.
A Celebration of Her Life will be held Friday, April 26, at Pendleton United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. with the Reverend Ben Barnette. The family will receive friends before the service from 2-3 p.m. in the church parlor.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to United Way Weekend BackPak Program, PO Box 2067, Anderson, SC 29622 or Pendleton United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 646, Pendleton, SC 29670 or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, which is assisting the family.
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