Joyce O. Friedman

Joyce O. Friedman, 93, of Springfield, passed away at 2:43 p.m. on January 17, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Joyce was born on April 21, 1924 in Brilliant, Alabama. She was the daughter of Nola E. Garrard and Richard L. Morris. She was married to the Honorable Simon Lee Friedman who preceded her in death. Joyce is survived by a daughter, JoLynn Baldwin of Champaign, Illinois; a son, Richard (Penne) Rader of Gold Canyon, Arizona; three grandchildren, Adam Baldwin of Champaign, Illinois and Gabrielle (Zach) Wiley and Izabel Rader, both of Raleigh, North Carolina; one sister, Janice Hancock of Summertown, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews. Joyce graduated from Springfield High School with the class of 1942. Following high school, she was employed by Arnold Constables Department Store in New York City. Following that, she worked at Burchetts Studio and later, Sangamo Electric in Springfield. She had been a member of the Illinois Symphony Guild of Springfield since 1961 and belonged to the Samaritans of St. Johns Hospital, Temple BRith Sholom, and Hadassah-Springfield Chapter. She was also a member of the Sangamo Club. Private family ceremonies will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donors choice.