Joyce Bowen Chamberlin
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There are no formal services for Joyce Bowen Chamberlin.
Joyce passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 69 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar.
She was born on October 28, 1949 in Lawrence, KS to Ben Bowen and Helen Farley Bowen. Joyce attended Lawrence Schools.
After working for several years at various jobs in Lawrence, Joyce moved to Osage Beach, MO to work at the Tan Tara Resort for several years. She then moved to Phoenix, AZ where she met and married Chip Chamberlin. They relocated to San Diego, CA where she worked at various auto parts businesses. Chip preceded her in death in 1994.
She returned to Lawrence in 1999 and worked for O’Reilly Auto Parts until her retirement in 2009.
After retirement, she volunteered on the St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee for many years and also volunteered at the Habitat for Humanity Restore for the last several years.
She is survived by her sister Terry Bowen, her nieces, Cara Heath and Bailey Hill, two great nieces, Tyana and Amiiya and great nephew Keyondre, a handful of cousins and her beloved dog, Cosmo all of Lawrence.
Her final wish was to be cremated and her ashes sprinkled in the ocean along with those of her beloved husband Chip.
A celebration of life will be held at a date to be determined.
Donations in Joyce’s name may be made to the Lawrence Humane Society in care of the Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
So sorry for your loss. Joyce will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
Nancy & Dennis Copp
I remember Joyce from back when her mother was mentoring us during our high school years. Then if of course all those years at O’Reilly Auto Parts.. She was a great woman, and friend. She will be fondly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Terry, I am so Sorry to hear of Joyce’s passing. She was always a Joy to be around.
If there is anything I can do, don’t hesitate to ask.
Love ya, Miss Ya !
God Bless
Dennis Supancic:
So sorry to hear Joyce’s passing. New her very well, way back in the day. She was always friendly and fun. She was a fabulous woman!! Never did know where she went. Sure did miss her. She is gone in body, but in Gods arms now and living a new life without pain. May God give you all peace and comfort during this difficult time. God Bless.
Dear Terry,
My sincere condolences. It has been a long time since we were all neighbors on the 1300 block of Tennessee… “Grandma” Farley next door and Helen and Ben up the block. You may already know that Bob died almost a year ago. My health is not very good, but I do the best I can. Thinking of you. Your old neighbor.
Oh my dear Terry… I am so deeply sorry to hear of this huge loss, a loss for you, as well as your girls, and their families.. It is so hard to lose anyone we love, but to lose a sibling is losing part of ourselves, our “partner’s in KID CRIMES” – Joyce was older, so no doubt she “bossed you around” as all older siblings do (it’s their job), I know my older sister Dayle could sure blackmail me – and boss me around, things we can laugh about now.. I remember Joyce from when we were very young, and then of course after she moved back to Lawrence. I am so glad you two had each other, she is still here, in your heart, she always will be. She lived well, laughed well, and loved well, all of you – she loved so much. I think her final wishes to be with Chip show how much she loved. She will be missed, I am always here if you need me, there is no time limit on grief, do not let anyone tell you “you should be over that” by now. Life changes, and we do not “get over it” we learn to live around our grief, our “new normal”.. I love you – always have, always will.. Again, I am so sorry, if there were magic words to make it all better, I’d say them in a heartbeat… Now she truly can hang the moon, God Bless you and yours.
Rest in peace Aunt Joyce, we love you! You will be remembered for having the best sense of humor 🙂 Cheers, sending prayers to heaven…we know you’re enjoying Happy Hour with Uncle Chip, and my dad. God bless.