NELSON, Joyce Elizabeth (Horne,Blackburn) 1915-2015

NELSON, BLACKBURN, HORNE, HENRY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/9/2015 at 01:45:29

Joyce Blackburn Nelson

Birth: February 28, 1915
Death: March 8, 2015

Service: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 10:30 a.m., Hauser Funeral Home

Joyce Blackburn Nelson, 100, of Charles City, moved to her heavenly home Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

A funeral service for Joyce Nelson will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Hauser Funeral Home. Pastor Dennis Bachman will officiate. Burial will be at Sunnyside Memory Gardens in rural Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 and Thursday one hour prior to the funeral service.

Joyce Elizabeth Blackburn Nelson, the daughter of Bert and Mary (Henry) Horne, was born February 28, 1915 in Dixon, Illinois. She received her education in Dixon.

Joyce was united in marriage to Alfred Blackburn and the couple made their home in Charles City and wintered in Texas. This union was blessed with four children: Carl, Marilee, James and Karen. Years after Alfred's death, she was united in marriage to Bill Nelson. Joyce gained three daughters and a host of other family members from this union. They made their home in Charles City for half the year and Arizona for the other half. Joyce was involved in childcare for several years and loved her job and "adopted" grandchildren very much.

She attended church at the Community of Christ in Clear Lake and First Wesleyan Church in Charles City and was also a member of the Eastern Star. Joyce was a very outgoing person who enjoyed rock and shell collecting, crafts of all kinds, traveling, puzzles and games. She loved spending time with her family while camping and fishing.

Living family members include her son, James (Dianne) Blackburn; daughter, Karen (Bob) Clark; son-in-law, Don Groesbeck; two step-daughters: Barbara Carpenter and Marilyn Cahill; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren; along with several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Alfred and Bill; son, Carl; daughter, Marilee Groesbeck; step-daughter, Sharon Clark; and great-granddaughter, Bailey Anne Blackburn.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the Charles City YMCA.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website, 3/8/2015