In loving memory of Walter Thomas Joyce, 73, of Wintersville, Ohio, loving husband, beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather and brother, who passed away following a brief illness, Wednesday, July 7, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville surrounded by his family. He was born in Steubenville, OH, November 5, 1935, a son of the late Thomas Michael and Ida Mae (Adams) Joyce. He is also preceded in death by an infant son, Charles Thomas Joyce, and a brother, Raymond. He graduated from Catholic Central High School, class of 1953. He served his country in the US Air Force at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada from 1954 until 1957. He began a career with the US Postal Service in May of 1958 where he was known as WaWa. He worked faithfully until his retirement in October of 1992. He was an amateur photographer, a coin collector and an avid family tree researcher. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Wintersville. He is survived by his wife, Violet Marie (Powell) from Newfoundland, Canada, by a son, Robert Joyce of Marysville, OH, 3 daughters, Barbara (Charles) Harris of North Canton, OH, Elizabeth "Betty Anne" (Duane) Jackson and Patricia (Jerry) Taylor, all of Steubenville; by 3 brothers, John Joyce and Stephen Joyce, both of Steubenville and Michael Joyce of North Versailles, PA; a sister, Anna Mae Mease of Edinburgh, IN; grandchildren, Brian (Kerrie) Kuruc, Tonya (Donnie) Kranek, Mark (Maggie) Kuruc, Christine Jackson, Diana (Michael) Abel, Amber (Jeffrey) Cobb, Scott and Lynsay Joyce, James and David Taylor; and great-grandchildren, Samantha, Sebastian, Alexander, Jayden, Jakob, Peyton and others on the way. Friends may call at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 685 Canton Rd., Wintersville on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM with a prayer service at 3:45PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Msgr. Kurt Kemo at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Saturday at 10AM with full military honors following the Mass. Burial will be at the convenience of the family in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Steubenville. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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