Obituary of Joy Spence

Joy passed peacefully with family at her side, at Freeport Palliative Care Unit on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in her 91st year. Predeceased by her beloved husband Jimmy Spence in 1990, sisters Sheina Mackay and Dorothy Courtney, and parents James Orr Young and Dorothy Blacklidge. Joy is survived by her Canadian family, daughter Anita and husband Russell O'Brien and special friends Lil and Ken Quanz and their children Peter and Kate. In the United Kingdom, she is survived by son Ronald Wilson and wife Agnes, their children and grandchildren, and nephews Erick and David Mackay and their families. A special thank you is extended to the dedicated and caring staff and residents at St. Jacobs Place, CCAC, Palliative Care Team under Dr. Donna Ward, and Freeport Hospital Palliative Care Unit under Dr. Duncan Schwarz. Cremation has already taken place. At Joy's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. The family requests donations only to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. Mary Elizabeth Frye