Muriel Reta Joy

Joy (Greene) Muriel Reta-95, passed away June 15, 2014 at Northwood Ivany Place. Muriel was the youngest daughter of the late George and Bessie (Benedict) Greene. She resided in Nova Scotia all her life, born in 1918 in Bishopville, Kings County, she was married in Bishopville, and then moved to Hantsport, where they lived for several years before moving to Trenton- New Glasgow- Linacy. During the war Muriel was involved with the ladies auxiliary doing war work and with the second New Glasgow Boy Scout Auxiliary. The Joy family moved to Halifax in 1954, then to Dartmouth in 1960, where Muriel was involved in square dancing, joining the Merry Millars dance group, then the Tartan Twirlers, and later the Nova Scotia Rhythm Cloggers. She was a long-time member of Woodlawn United Church, a life member of Falmouth Women’s Institute, did child care for family and friends, was also a member of the Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild. She was one of the first members of the Dartmouth Senior Choir, starting a square dance group for the seniors at the Senior Service Centre, just after the opening of the new centre. Muriel enjoyed the time she worked at Woolco department store. League bowling was also a favorite of Muriel’s; she received many trophies and joined the Golden Age League, golfing was also a pastime which she enjoyed both on the course and watching at home on TV. She and her husband James enjoyed camping; they travelled throughout Canada and the US and entertained campers at their cottage. Being a keen gardener, she enjoyed neighbours stopping by to talk flowers and shrubs.

Muriel is survived by her daughter, Dorothy (Paul) Bray, Timberlea; sons, James (Frances) Joy, Truro, Gary (Jane) Joy, Bishopville; brother, Walter Greene (Lee), St. Catharine’s, ON; grandchildren, Rhonda Soley, Deborah Mounce, Steve Joy, Brenda Budge, Douglas Robert and Veronica Joy; great grandchildren, Carlie, Kevin and Brett Mounce, Nicole, Ryan and Chelsea Budge, Michael and Laura Taylor Soley; Jeffrey Folker and Stewart Joy; and great great granddaughter, Sinenna Folker. She was predeceased by her husband, James Douglas Joy; sisters, Stella Newcome, Ruth Patterson, Pauline Tracey, Marjorie Pearson; brother, Robert Greene; grandson, Kevin Lynch.

Visitation will be held on Friday June 20, from 2-4 &7-9pm in A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home, 217 Portland Street, Dartmouth. Funeral service will be 2pm Saturday June 21 at Woodlawn United Church. Interment to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. The family would like to extend their thanks to Northwood Homecare, Telecare and the staff of Fiddler’s Cove at Ivany Place for their help with our Mom’s Care. We would also like to thank her many friends for their support and friendship over the years.

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