Iroquois County IL Archives Obituaries.....Peters, Joy Lee November 22, 2005
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Gilman Star, 2005
THE GILMAN (ILL) STAR
Thursday, DECEMBER 1, 2005  
OBITUARIES            PAGE 7

SERVICES HELD FOR JOY LEE PETERS, 63
	Memorial services for Joy Lee Peters were held on Sunday, Nov. 27, 
2005, at First Presbyterian Church in Danville.  Officiating were Revs. Jimmy 
& Katie Hopper.
	Joy died at 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at Danville care 
South Nursing Home in Danville.   She was born July 16, 1942 in Kankakee, to 
Kenneth Phillip & Helen Leola Coyne Strough.
	Survivors include her mother, Helen of Danville, her life partner of 
28 years, Bradley R. Ross, and many special aunts and cousins.
	She was preceded in death by her father and maternal grandparents, 
Frank & and Ella Caylor.
	Joy graduated from Gilman High School in 1960.  She graduated from 
Illinois State University in 1964 with a B. S. degree in music.  In 1976 she 
graduated from the University of Illinois with a master’s degree in elementary 
education.  She received a master’s degree in educational administration from 
Eastern Illinois University in 1994.
	Joy worked as a choral music director at North ridge Junior High and 
as a kindergarten teacher at Meade Park Elementary School.  She worked as the 
Children at Risk educationally coordinator.  She was director of the adult and 
children’s choir t First Presbyterian Church.
	Joy was an Arts In the Park committee member.  She was also a member 
of the First Presbyterian Church, National Association for the Education of 
Young Children, Phi Delta Kappa, Retired Teacher’s Association, Association of 
Curriculum and Supervision.  She was founder of the Red Coats at North Ridge 
Middle School and a Relay of Life chairperson for the American Cancer Society.
	She enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling, music, children, and 
helping others.  She also enjoyed attending local fine arts productions.
	Memorials may be sent to the Provena Cancer center or the North Ridge 
Redcoats at 1619 North Jackson Street in Danville.
	E-mail condolences maybe sent to Joy’s family at 
www.sunsetfuneralhome.com
	Arrangements were made by Sunset Funeral Home and cremation  Center in 
Danville.


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