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Helen Jeanette Joyce Parker, beloved Mother, and a longtime resident of Albuquerque, went home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2005. She was born January 23, 1906 in Gillespie, Illinois to Wilburn and Nellie Berry Joyce. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie, to whom she had been married for 63 years. Helen and Leslie spent their entire careers working for the Santa Fe railroad and retired in Clovis NM in the late 1960's. Helen was a member of Eastern Star, and was active in Rainbow Girls as Mother Advisor when she lived in Las Vegas, NM. She was also an inactive member of DAR at the time of her death. She is survived by her son, David and wife, Rhoda of Albuquerque, NM; her daughter, Patricia Parker Miller of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Dee Norton and husband, of Lake Ridge, VA, Stacy Wang and husband, of Phoenix, AZ, Brad Parker and wife, of Boulder City, NV, Dianne Miller of Albuquerque, NM, Paul Miller and wife, of Carlsbad, CA, and six great-grandchildren . She is also survived by her sister, Pauline Edwards of Hillsboro, Ill; half-brother, Robert Joyce and wife, Marj, of Anaheim, CA, and nephew, "Bud" Smith and wife, Morene, of Porter, TX, as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Presbyterian Kaseman Hospice Center, 8100 Constitution Pl. NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109. A Memorial Service will be held at Carter Hall at La Vida Llena Retirement Center, 10501 LaGrima De Oro, on March 12, at 3:00 p.m. Cremation by Vista Verde.
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