Joyice Sykes

May 15, 1942 - February 15, 2017

JOYICE SYKES Joyice Etta Sykes, 74, of Laurie, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in her home. She was born May 15, 1942 in El Dorado, Kansas, a daughter of Charles William and Bonnie Bell (Harper) Ritchey. In 1993, she was united in marriage to Thomas J. Sykes. Together they have shared the past twenty-three years of marriage. She was a graduate of El Dorado High School in the class of 1960. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Emporia State University in 1972. She worked as a teacher and later became a nursing home administrator. She retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 2014. Joyice was a member of the Newcomers Club in Laurie and the American Legion Post in Sunrise Beach. She had been a member of the Soroptimist in Kansas. In her spare time, she enjoyed painting. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Jeannette Venable. Survivors include her husband, Tom of Laurie, Missouri; a daughter, Holly Anderson and husband Michael of Gravois Mills, Missouri; two grandsons, David Lobaugh of Gravois Mills, Missouri and Michael Ryan Davis of Kansas City, Missouri; a sister, Gloria Hollenbeck of Kansas City, Missouri; three nieces, Tammy Buller and Chrissy Venable both of Hutchinson, Kansas and Kathy Crawford of Kansas City, Missouri and a host of other relatives and many friends. A celebration of life will be held from 4-8 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the American Legion Post 624 in Sunrise Beach, Missouri with memories of Joyice being shared at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be in Eldorado City Cemetery, El Dorado, Kansas. Memorial donations may be made to Ozarks Kat and K-9 Shelter, Food for Morgan County in Versailles or the P.T.O. at Hurricane Deck Elementary. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.