Joyce Annette Hover

Joyce Annette "Joy" Hover, age 86, of Grove City, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024. She was born November 8, 1937 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Louis and Jessie (Castle) Whipple. She was a graduate of West High School and worked for Republic Franklin Insurance and later retired from American Re-insurance. Joy loved to decorate her home. She also enjoyed spending time with family, especially her siblings, grandchildren, and friends. She was a former member of Burgess Avenue United Methodist Church and most recently Vineyard Christian Fellowship. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Hover and sister, Carol Kell. Joy is survived by her children, Amy (Tom) Allen, Jeff (Lois) Hover, and Diane (Ken) Diggins; grandchildren, Jeff (Wendy), Sean, April (Frank), Miranda, Kaleb (Hannah), Holly, Jordan, Paul (Heidi), Gabriele, and Margaret; great-grandchildren, Haylie, Sophia, Madison, Evelyn, Edmund, Charlotte, Grant, Ezra, Larimora, and Alice; sister, Barbara Whipple; brother, Lou Whipple; and many other relatives and friends. The funeral service for Joy will be on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at the Vineyard Church, 3005 Holt Rd., Grove City, OH 43123 at 11:30 am with Pastor Christian Root officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Interment Sunset Cemetery. Please visit www.schoedinger.com to sign her online guest book or to leave a special memory or photo.