Joyce G Dant, age 90, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Bay City, Michigan died December 6, 2018. Joyce was born on May 9th, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. From there the family moved to Cheboygan, Michigan until her family relocated to Bay City, Michigan at age 14. She lived there and raised her family until 2006 when she relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee. She worked at Graphic Metals as a sheet metal worker for 28 years and was a member of the UAW local 1138 and TOPS. She enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting and traveling all over Europe and the US. Joyce was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bay City, Michigan. Her pride and joy were the 4 wonderful children that she raised by herself. She was predeceased by her parents Leonard and Gwendolyn (Tanner) Bashaw, siblings; James (Shiralee) Bashaw, Frank Bashaw, Geraldine Bashaw and Betty (Zane) Benton; brother-in-law Carl Elliott and son-in-law Leslie Webb. She is survived by 3 daughters, Karen Hall of Saginaw, Michigan, Patricia Webb of Lexington, Kentucky, Barbara Dant of Knoxville, Tennessee and son Michael Dant of Seymour, Tennessee; sister, Mary Jane Elliott of Bay City, Michigan and a brother Robert (Patricia) Bashaw of Auburn, Michigan, brother-in-law Ken Dant of Vero Beach, Florida. She has 6 grandchildren, Amy Stuber, Stacey Yauch, Christopher Dant, Rebekah Dant, Michael Webb, and Mark Webb; 4 great grandchildren; 1 step-great-grandchild, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by a very special niece Christine Scherf plus many more nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Diabetes Association, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Kidney Foundation and the American Heart Association. A memorial service will be held in Bay City, Michigan at a date to be determined.
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