Joyce Lorraine Dean, Norton
September 23, 1933 - September 6, 2023
Joyce Lorraine Dean, 89, of Norton, passed away September 6, 2023 surrounded by her daughters at the Norton County Hospital. She was born September 23, 1933 in Kanorado, KS to Harvey John and Blanche Marie Harper.
Joyce grew up in Goodland and was a 1951 graduate of Goodland High School.
After high school, she worked at the Goodland telephone office.
Joyce married W. Edward Dean on May 4, 1952 in Colby, KS.
She worked side by side with Ed managing and owning grocery stores. Later she worked in Oberlin as the high school clerk and Deputy Register of Deeds and then sold real estate.
In her spare time, she loved going fishing; like clockwork, you could find her at Sappa Park drinking her coffee and catching catfish. When the girls were growing up she often made their clothing and she crocheted beautiful doilies. In her younger years, she loved reading and writing poetry and later her favorite hobby was playing on the computer. She spent a lot of time playing games with her sister Lucy and also enjoyed scrolling through Facebook.
One thing she was most proud of was cooking, she made a full home-cooked meal every day until she went to the Andbe Home and loved sharing her talent with family and friends. Joyce held different church memberships throughout the years but always practiced the Methodist faith.
Joyce is survived by her husband W. Edward Dean of Norton; daughters Valerie (Ed) Poe of Sharon Springs, KS, Victoria (Mike) Bailey of Jennings, KS, and Velda (Dennis) Billenwillms of Canadian, TX; sisters Carol Tupper of Goodland, KS, Lucy Ackerman of Goodland, KS, Erma Alger of Dodge City, KS, and Lynda Hawks of Yreka, CA; nine grandchildren, Chad (Jessica) Poe of Great Bend, KS, Courtney Poe of Colby, KS, Eric (Brodie) Poe of Sharon Springs, KS, Erin (Gabe Horinek) Shively of Atwood, KS, Missy (Jamie) Amlong of Norton, KS, Colin (Lindsey) Bailey of Norton, KS, Grant (McKenzie) Bailey of Norton, KS, Jarrod (Valorie) Billenwillms of Perryton, TX and Justin (Gina) Billenwillms of Oklahoma City, OK; 22 great-grandchildren, Jade and Carson Poe, Dally, Tye, Ketch, and Keiper Poe, Kaytelynn Shively, Cole (Shelby), Braden, and Nathan Amlong, Weston and Ward Hayes, Hannah (Mason) Urban, Cooper, Payton, and Carter Bailey, Jace and Kacen Bailey, Myrranda (Matthew Lamm), Shaune, Seth, and Piper Billenwillms; and great-great grandson Dawson Amlong.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and siblings Marion Harper, Paul Harper, Lois Stouffer, Melvin Harper, Lena Mae Highland, Carl Leo Harper, and Bettie Bebb.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Jennings United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at the Jennings Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Jennings United Methodist Church and sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, KS 67654.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.plumergobber.com.