Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MARSHALL, ALICE JOY HARPER April 26, 2015
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com April 28, 2015, 6:24 pm

News Star World - April 28, 2015
ALICE JOY HARPER MARSHALL

Alice Joy Harper Marshall, lifelong Monroyan, went to be with the Lord, April 
26, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 3:00 
PM at Covenant Presbyterian Church 1901 Milton Street with Reverend John 
Mabray officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time at 
the church prior to the service. Interment will follow at Riverview cemetery 
under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Monroe.

Joy is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Ben F. Marshall, III; 
daughters, Vee Marshall Hollis, Margaret Marshall Barr and her husband, Jess; 
son Ben Marshall, IV and his wife, Kathy all of Monroe; grandchildren, 
Marshall and his wife, Erin of Hoover, AL., Harper Hollis, Allie Hollis of 
Jackson Hole, WY., Emma Barr, Camille Barr, Haynes Barr of Monroe; and two 
great granddaughters. She is also survived by her sister; Billie H Jackson of 
Denver, CO; her sister-in-law, Marillyn M. T. Klam of Monroe, LA; and several 
nieces and nephews. Also mourning her passing is her special friend, Serena 
Dunn.

Appropriately named, Joy, was the middle child of the union of Judge Will M. 
Harper and Vyvian Wallace Harper. They and a sister, Vyvian Harper Frazier 
preceded her in death.

A proud alumna of Georgia Tucker, Neville High School, and Sophie Newcomb 
College, Joy frequently lead groups cheering for the Tigers and the Green 
Wave.

Sharing her artistic skills with the community, many of her watercolors may be 
enjoyed in local offices, medical facilities and homes. She illustrated the 
Cotton Country Collection for the Junior League of Monroe and served in 
various capacities. The League presented her the Louise Seymour Award for her 
many years of volunteerism.

Other groups dear to her heart were the Masur Museum of Art, The Franciscan 
House, Miss Louisiana Pageant Organization, Kappa Alpha Theta, Ronald McDonald 
House, and the N. E. LA Arts Council receiving the Mary Lea Milam Award.

Under Governor David Treen's administration, she was a member of the Board of 
the LA Arts council and represented Monroe in Avignon, France when the 
"twinning" of the two cities occurred.

Joy tirelessly lent her time and talents in flower arranging for many events, 
parties and weddings. The Monroe Garden Study League (member of the Garden 
Club of America) awarded her with the Dorothy Vietor Munger Award in 1999 in a 
GCA flower show. In 1998, she was awarded the Floral Design Certificate by the 
Monroe Garden Study League. Mentoring to many, Joy shared her knowledge and 
expertise to those yearning to develop the art of floral design.

A faithful member and elder of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Joy could be seen 
most days there as a "Martha" or a "Mary" because of her devotion and loyalty 
to her church.

A special thank you to Lori Isbell, St. Joseph's Nursing Home and First Choice 
Hospice for their love and compassionate care of Joy.

Pallbearers will be Dan Barr, Haynes Barr, Will Frazier, Harper Hollis, 
Marshall Hollis, Dr. John McClendon and Dan Robertson.

Honorary pallbearers will be elders of Covenant Presbyterian Church.

Online condolence messages may be sent to the family at 
www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Monroe, LA

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/marshall4017nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/

File size: 3.9 Kb