Dorothy "Joyce" Knox, 1929 - 2014.Dorothy "Joyce" Knox passed away on October 7, 2014 at Stoughton. Joyce was predeceased by husband Don Knox; grandsons, Jay and Craig MacDonald; parents, Raymond and Violet Buss; twin brothers, Milton and Merton Buss; sisters, Francis and Gladys, and other family members and friends too numerous to mention.
Joyce leaves to mourn, daughters, Pat Knox, (Larry Seabrook) Stoughton, Sherry Bush (Bob) Kelowna, B.C., Judy Valentine (Don) Carlyle, Susan Knox-Mack (Darrell) Stoughton; grandchildren, Marty Rolufs (Elan), Michael Knox, Leah Valentine, Shane Valentine (Ashley), Deidre Allan (Tyson), Tristan Valentine (Jesse Winkler) and 18 great grandchildren; sisters, Rae Currie and Helen Bobo; bother-in-law Ben Morris, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Joyce was born on August 1, 1929 in Stoughton. She married Don on April 12, 1950. They made their home in Stoughton and built the Stoughton Esso where they worked and lived. Don & Joyce, along with their four daughters moved to BC, where they resided for a year. Upon returning to Stoughton, Don started his gravel and cement business and Joyce opened her dress shop in Stoughton which expanded into Weyburn and Estevan. Joyce then worked as a bookkeeper in Regina before "retiring" to White Bear Lake Resort. We all know that Joyce did not retire after moving to the Resort but became bookkeeper at the Resort Office. After Don's passing, Joyce moved back to Stoughton and helped her daughter Pat in her Second Hand Store. Joyce was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and then moved in to the Fillmore Health Care Facility in November 2013. In June 2014 she was transferred to the Newhope Pioneer Lodge in Stoughton where she resided until her passing.
Joyce was well known for being the life of the party and always saying how it was and the first to have a comment. Joyce was always a hard worker, mixed with a bit of stubbornness, she didn't always wait or ask for help but did things for herself because if something needed to be done, it needed to be done now.
Joyce's family would like to thank the staff at the Newhope Pioneer Lodge for keeping Joyce as comfortable as possible during her final days. We would also like to thank Ken Stoddard, Alvina Goudy and Evelyn Taylor for singing at the service and the Apostolic Church Auxiliary for the lunch following the service.
A family graveside ceremony was held on October 10, 2014 at the Stoughton Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at the Apostolic Church officiated by Rev. Ken Stoddard. Arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Donations in Joyce's memory may be made to the Newhope Pioneer Lodge (Box 38, Stoughton, SK, S0G 4T0) or the Fillmore Union Health Centre - Resident's Activity Fund (Box 246, Fillmore, SK, S0G 1N0).
