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Joyce Ann Trueblood
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December 17, 1930 ~ March 4, 2014 |
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March 8, 2014 |
 Joyce
Trueblood passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014,
after a short battle with lung cancer. Memorial
Services for family, friends and the community
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at the
Bonners Ferry Fairgrounds.
Joyce was born on December 17, 1930, in Emmett,
Idaho, to Leo and Lottie (Cox) Fulgham. At age
10, Joyce’s family moved to Bonners Ferry, where
they had a farm in District 5. Joyce graduated
from Bonners Ferry High School and went on to
get her teaching degree from Lewis and Clark
College.
Joyce started her teaching career student
teaching in St. Maries, Idaho, at age 20.
On October 4, 1952, Joyce married Jim Schuon of
Bonners Ferry and they had three children; Gerry
(Schuon) Dinning, Bonnie (Schuon) Bush and Jim
Schuon Jr.
A near life-long resident of Bonners Ferry,
Joyce taught at Valley View Elementary for over
35 years, touching the lives of thousands of
students.
In addition to teaching, Joyce was an active
member of United Methodist Church, where she
taught Sunday school for many years. She sat on
the Hospital Board and was active with the Fry
Foundation and the Festival of Trees.
Joyce was a voracious reader, loved word puzzles
and was an avid fan of the television shows
Survivor and The Walking Dead. Her three
grandchildren Kyle, Travis and Nichole Bush were
her shining stars.
Joyce is survived by her brothers Elbert (Dixie)
Fulgham, Ron (Carrie) Fulgham and Terry (Diane)
Fulgham; brother-in-law, George (Echo) Schuon,
sisters-in-law Grace (Schuon) Leidt and Irene (Schuon)
Vandenberg; her three children; Gerry (Schuon)
Dinning, Bonnie (Schuon) Bush and Jim Schuon
Jr.; her three grandchildren, Kyle, Travis and
Nichole Bush and many beloved nieces and
nephews.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Leo
and Lottie Fulgham; her husband, Jim Schuon; her
brothers Delbert Fulgham and Lyle Fulgham and
her second husband, Don Trueblood.
The family sends our heart-felt gratitude and
appreciation to the staff of the Boundary County
Community Restorium, where Joyce spent the last
two years of her life. We thank them for their
loving, compassionate care, with special thanks
to Zachary Callister.
We also want to thank Hospice, which helped so
much during a difficult time. In lieu of
flowers, we would like to encourage folks to
make donations in her memory to either the
Restorium or Hospice. |
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