

Joyce Dixon Pierce passed away Sunday, July 5 with her husband and children by her side. Joyce was born June 12, 1936 to Edith and Staley Dixon. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Norfolk, Virginia. Joyce married her high school sweetheart Randall Pierce and they have nurtured a 60 year marriage that has served as a model of Christian love to their children and others. Besides her husband Randall, she is survived by her son David Pierce (Anne) and her daughter Dianne Stankavich (Eddie and his daughter Kristen DiCarlo). She is also responsible for lives full of memories in her grandsons Randall (Stacy), Michael (Anthony), and Philip (Kerrie) Pierce and Mark (Sarah) and Paul (Courtney) Stankavich. Great granddaughters Ellie and Addie Pierce made her heart sing. Joyce also loved her brother Donald Dixon (Iva) of Staunton, Va. and kept him close in her heart. Joyce was a woman of conviction and gentleness. She was quick with a story and ready with tempered advice. She was a woman after God's own heart. She touched many lives in her church families, both Trinity Baptist and Thalia Lynn Baptist and she was increased by her faith walk among them. Joyce valued and honored her friendships. From childhood friends to coworkers in the Norfolk port shipping community, to friends in so many volunteer relationships, Joyce shared her life. Joyce would leave us with this....Make everything special. Make memories. Write notes to each other. Read as many children books as possible. "Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, "I love you to the moon.....and back." Sam McBratney "Guess How Much I Love You"
A visitation will be Thursday, July 9th from 6-8p at Woodlawn Funeral Home 6329 E. Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk. The Funeral Service will be at 11am Friday, July 10th at Thalia Lynn Baptist Church 4932 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Thalia Lynn Baptist Church. Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.woodlawngroup.com
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