Joyce Skidmore

Joyce Fay Skidmore, 78, passed away on March 24, 2022. She was born April 3, 1943, in Avon, Illinois, to Lucille and Emil Bullard. Joyce and her family moved to Iowa in Dec. 1949. She married Bruce P. Skidmore on May 25, 2002.

Survivors include her husband, Bruce; brother, Emil Gene Bullard (Kay) of Cincinnati, Iowa; children, Doug Clark of Des Moines, Brad Clark of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Lisa Marshall (Joe) of Granger, Iowa, and Angie Hansen (Allen) of Cumming, Iowa. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Madison Clark, Tyler Clark, Ryan Hansen, Natalie Hansen, Colton Marshall, and Jackson Marshall.

Joyce came to Des Moines after graduation from high school in 1961. Joyce and Bruce met at Mercy Hospital where she was a secretary for the social services department. She retired from Mercy in 2004 as the Director of volunteer services. After a period, she went back to Mercy to work part-time in the medical records department, leaving there in 2020.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 1, 2022, also at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. A live stream of her service will be available on Hamilton’s website.

JOYCE SKIDMORE FUNERAL LIVE STREAM

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Joyce.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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