Joyce McLemore

Joyce Elizabeth McLemore, age 82, of Washington, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Friday at Washington Nursing Center. Born September 30, 1927 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Guy and Minnie (Ainscough) Barley. She was a 1945 graduate of Washington High School and a member of First Christian Church. She was a Hospice volunteer for Daviess Community Hospital and a former member of the Eastern Star. She retired from Armour Foods in 1982. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Sherry and George Hoover of Washington, and Juliana McLemore of Goodland; one sister, Helen Terrell of Washington; three brothers, Leland Barley of Paoli, Robert Barley of Jeffersonville, and Morris "Buck" Barley of Washington; one grandson and his wife, Chris and Karen Hoover of Montgomery; and two great-grandchildren, Allison and Blake Hoover of Montgomery. Her husband, Art McLemore, whom she married February 27, 1948, passed away January 21, 2000. Two sisters, Maxine Eskew and Pauline Petty are also deceased. A memorial service will be held at Sugarland Memory Gardens at 1 p.m. Wednesday with Rev Richard Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Sugarland Memory Gardens. There will be ...[more]

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visitation. Ed Lee Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.edleemortuary.com.