Joyce Baldwin Mellor

TRAVERSE CITY - Joyce Baldwin Mellor passed away peacefully in Traverse City, Michigan on 1/25/2017 at the age of 83 years old and went to be with her Lord. Joyce was born in Gering, Nebraska to Arthur and Marguerite LeMaster. She was an only child and some of her early fondest memories and formative years were spent on her grandparent's farm during the summers.

She married her first husband Billy Eugene Baldwin and they spent their lives and raised four children in Cedar City, Utah. She is lovingly remembered by those children surviving her, Shelly (Martin) Skougaard, David Baldwin and Ricky Baldwin, all of Cedar City. Joyce was also blessed with and helped raise many grand-children and great-grand-children. She was predeceased by her son Billy Baldwin and her husband Bill. She was married to Erwin Mellor and enjoyed her years being pampered by him until his passing.

She loved reading the Bible and enjoyed sharing her faith with others. In addition to raising children and grandchildren, she was also a small business owner for many years and enjoyed helping others with her kind and generous nature. Through her life her true love was gardening and caring for animals. She was a self-proclaimed "Dirt girl" and there was never a stray animal that went homeless or hungry for long. Joyce will be interned at Cedar City Cemetery. A private service is being planned to celebrate her life in the spring in Cedar City, Utah.

The family is being cared for by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.