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Joyce Annette Earl, 90, of Lebanon, went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family, on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House.
She was born October 31, 1924 in Spirit Lake, Idaho to Francis and Sarah (Stith) Berry.
Joyce married Bernard Earl on September 17, 1941 in Newport, Washington.
She was a member of the Lebanon Evangelical Church. She also was a longtime volunteer for Meals On Wheels and Child Evangelism Fellowship and cooked for Pioneer Potlatch Meals.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Bernard Earl; daughter Annette Iverson; grandson Sean Iverson; great-grandsons Wesley Garrow and Matthew Iverson; sisters Doris Threlkeld and Lorraine Quinn; and brother Frank Berry.
She is survived by her sons Gary Earl and his wife Jean of Vancouver, Washington and Stephen Earl and his wife Carol of Sweet Home; daughter Kim Hawes and her husband Brian of Lebanon; son-in-law Richard Iverson of Milwaukie; brother Bob Berry of Moscow, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 7th at the Lebanon Evangelical Church.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House or Child Evangelism Fellowship sent in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon, OR 97355.
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