Joy Roberts Tracy

Joy Roberts Tracy passed away at Rosetta of Burley on March 3, 2017. Joy was born July 5, 1929 in Ogden, Utah to Louisa Caroline Kimber and Hugh Roberts, the tenth of eleven children. She grew up and attended school in Grouse Creek, Utah, and later graduated by taking a correspondence course. She married Miles Edwin Tracy August 19, 1947 in Burley and the marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. Joy was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and served in many callings through the years, but her favorites were Primary and Scouting. She worked doing many things over the years including working harvest, working as an Election Worker and Election Judge, and curating at the Cassia County Museum. She enjoyed doing genealogy, quilting, and most important of all to her, taking care of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all meant the world to her.

Joy is survived by her sons, Brent Tracy of Burley and Robert (Marlene) Tracy of Rupert, thirteen grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and brother Rex Clifford (Pat) Roberts of Buhl. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Miles Edwin Tracy, great-grandson Braxton Anderson; sisters, Sarah R Betteridge, Wilda Roberts, Mary R Thomas, Marie R Whitaker and Elva Colleen Teeter; brothers Raymond Hugh Roberts, Byron Roberts, Vern Roberts and Ervin Morgan Roberts.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the LDS 3rd Ward Building, 2200 Oakley Avenue in Burley. Burial will be in the Grouse Creek Cemetery in Grouse Creek Utah. Friends may call Friday evening from 6:00 until 7:00 at the Morrison Payne Funeral Home, 321 East Main Street in Burley and from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church prior to the services. The family would like to thank the staff of Rosetta of Burley and Harrison's Hope Hospice for the love and care they have given Joy. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimers research in Joy's name. Arrangement are under the direction of Morrison Payne Funeral Home, 321 East Main Street in Burley.

Funeral: Saturday Mar 11 2017

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