Joyce Kelsay, age 66 years, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Promise Skilled Care Nursing Facility, Overland Park, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 10 AM on Monday, October 6th at First Baptist Church with Pastor Randy Shipman officiating. Burial will follow at Norris Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM on Sunday, October 5th at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Joyce was born in Braymer, Missouri to Richard and Mary Hopkins on August 23, 1948. She went to high school at Braymer High School and graduated in 1966. She went on to study at University of Missouri and finished up her academic studies at St. Mary's Hospital with a certification as a medical technologist. She worked several years as a medical technician in the lab at Golden Valley Hospital, and later worked in the lab at St. Luke's Medical Clinic in Clinton. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, many crafts, and spending time with her family. When her health permitted, she was an active member at the First Baptist Church in Clinton.

Joyce is survived by her husband of 31 years, David Kelsay, and her two daughters, Rachael Chapman of Clinton, Missouri and Becky (Randy) Fowler of Deer Park, Texas. Also surviving are her two grandchildren, Katie and Abby Fowler. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Mary Hopkins, her brother Joe Hopkins, and twin boys who died in infancy.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.