Joyce Hunt

Joyce Hutchinson Hunt

May 19, 1928 ~ March 17, 2015

Reunited again with her two sons, Keith and Douglas, Joyce Hutchinson Hunt, 86, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

She was born May 19, 1928 in Ogden, Utah to Wilford Donald and Ardella Gibson Hutchinson. She graduated from Ogden High School. After graduation she met the love of her life, Anthony “Tony” Nephi Hunt, from Enterprise, Utah. Joyce and Anthony were married September 10, 1946 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed many callings; teacher, visiting teacher, Primary Stake Board, Relief Society Presidency. She loved doing genealogy work (where she was able to complete 22,000 names), going to the temple and fulfilling her church callings. She was a great strength and example to us all and to anyone who knew her.

Joyce worked various jobs, Hutches Market, owned by her father and worked side by side with him, IRS, C.C. Henderson and finally retired from IRS.

She loved sewing, quilting, painting, knitting, crocheting and needlepoint. She made many quilts and afghans for family and donated many to the L.D.S Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma.

Joyce is survived by her husband of 68 years, Anthony; one son, Roger Lynn Hunt and his wife LeeAnn; a daughter-in-law, Judy Mae Shelley Hunt; eight grandchildren, Michael and Michelle Hunt, Anna and Paul Larsen, Laurie and John Armour, Jodie and Brian Peterson, Douglas Hunt, Brian and Margo Hunt, Tamara and Mike Russell, Julie and Matt Flinders; and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Douglas Anthony Hunt, Keith Hutchinson Hunt, her parents, and her brother, Roger Wilford Hutchinson.

The family would like to give thanks to the caring and compassionate doctor, nurses and staff at Peach Tree Assisted Living and Hospice for Utah

. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Lindquist’s Roy Mortuary, 3333 West 5600 South. The family will meet with friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the mortuary.

Interment, West Weber Cemetery.