Joyce Elaine Bice

A memorial service for Joyce E. Bice, age 85 of DePeyster, will be held on Saturday October 14, 2023, at 12 p.m. at the Fox & Murray Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Heuvelton.

Calling hours will be held also on October 14, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. prior to the memorial service. Joyce passed away on Monday (Oct 9, 2023) at the North Country Nursing & Rehab Center in Massena.

She is survived by her husband Rev. Norman A. Bice; two sons Bryan (Lauren Clamurro) Bice of San Antonio, Texas, and Sean (Pamela) Bice of Granville, Ohio; a daughter Shannon (Petter) Olsson of Borlänge, Sweden; grandchildren Kelsea (Karl) Heiman, Samuel Bice, and Grace Olsson; One great-grandchild Gary Heiman; two brothers Phillip Parish of Palm Bay, Florida, and Neil (Helen) Parish of College Station, Texas; two sisters Sharon (Robert) Murdock of DePeyster and Marilyn (David) Mullen of Gouverneur; two sisters-in-law Nancy (Allen) Bell of Heuvelton and Sonja (Don) Wolfe of Jacksonville, North Carolina, along with many nieces, nephews & cousins.

She was predeceased by two sisters Lois Alguire and Barbara Price; two brothers-in-law Garry Bice and George Bice; five sisters-in-law Janet Shatraw, Lillian Masters, Maxine Davis, Sandra Tynan, and Cheryl Madlin; and a grandson Andrew Bice.

Joyce was born on January 19, 1938, in DePeyster, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Grace (Witherell) Parish. She attended DePeyster School and graduated from Heuvelton Central in 1955. She was later married to Norman Bice on June 12, 1959, and they lived in DePeyster in the former schoolhouse she attended as a child, which she and her husband Norman remodeled as their family home.

After attending business school, Joyce worked primarily as a secretary for several area firms, including Collins Motors, the National Tuberculosis Association, Sears, ACCO International, Diamond International, Connecticut General Life insurance, and Dr. Abraham Injean. After her daughter Shannon was born she continued to serve the public as a frequent volunteer at the church, a member of the Hillcrest Cemetery Association, a member of the board of elections in DePeyster, and many other worthwhile endeavors.

Joyce was known for her giving nature, her determined spirit, and her loving care of her family at all times. She always felt her children and her family were her greatest accomplishments. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ, singing, get-togethers with family and friends, flower gardening, and baking her renowned chocolate chip cookies. And, like her mother, Joyce was a devoted fan of the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball and football teams.

Memorial contributions can be made to Meals on Wheels at the St. Lawrence County Office of the Aging. Condolences and fond memories can also be shared online at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.