Joyce Price, age 91, died peacefully on July 11, 2018, at 3:20 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born Joyce Thielbar in Danbury, Nebraska, on September 7, 1926.

After graduating from Danbury High School, Joyce met the love of her life, Virgil Price, at a local dance. The two were married when she was 19 years old on May 19, 1946, and from there they enjoyed 66 years of loving marriage.

Joyce attended Kearney State Teacher’s College, and she taught for three years in Red Willow County, Nebraska; substitute teaching thereafter. She lived and worked with Virgil on their farm in the Lyle community for 50+ years. Joyce loved to cook – she always put together a great spread, no matter how many people might be sitting at the table – and she especially loved to bake cookies with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed sewing, cross stitch, and embroidery. Some of her most beautiful artwork was done in the garden – she lovingly cultivated beautiful, lush flowers and plants.

Gentle and kind, Joyce was a devoted friend who was always there to answer the call for help from friends and family. She enjoyed playing 11-Point Pitch and Mexican Train Dominoes. She was a member of the Norcatur United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Sunflower EHU, Rebekah Lodge, Royal Neighbors Lodge, Liberty Star Club, and she was a volunteer for the Norcatur News Sheet. In her lifetime, she had visited both Canada and Mexico.

Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil; sister, Iris Smith; and brothers Melvin and Max Thielbar.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda Jurey and her husband, Keith; her son, Bob Price and his wife, Lea; her grandchildren: Richard Jurey, Jason Jurey and his wife, Kathy, and Kate Price; and her great-grandchildren: Connor and MacKinzey Jurey.

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