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Joyce J. Shaffer

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[November 11, 2014]  ATLANTA - Joyce J. Shaffer, 83, of Atlanta passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 6:40 a.m. at Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton.

Visitation: Friday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Service: Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. at the Atlanta United Methodist Church

Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta

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Joyce J. Shaffer, 83, of Atlanta passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 6:40 a.m. at Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Shaffer will be held on Saturday, November 8, at 10:30 a.m. at the Atlanta United Methodist Church. Rev. Rob Roy will officiate.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 7, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Waynesville.

Joyce June Steiling was born June 17, 1931, in Waynesville, the daughter of Earl and Opal Matthews Steiling. She married Charles F. Shaffer on January 28, 1950. He preceded Joyce in death.

Surviving Joyce are her children: Jeffrey (Darlos) Shaffer of Paxton and Debra (Steven) Menzel of Lincoln; one sister: Marilyn Calame of Alton; six grandchildren: Chad (Jamie) Shaffer of Makanda, Rachel (Jeff) Palmer of Rantoul, Rebecca (David) Caspers of LeRoy, Matt (Elaine) Menzel of Lincoln, Natalie (Shawn) Perrone of Normal, and Brian Menzel of Lincoln; one step-granddaughter: Darcy (Tom) Meents of Paxton; nine great-grandchildren: Madison Palmer, Cora Caspers, Zach and Emma Menzel, Gage and Gavin Hutchison, Addilyn Perrone, Dreyden Pozsgai and Adriana Menzel; and four step-great-grandchildren: Zach Palmer, Jacob Moore, and Jared and Colton Eichelberger.

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Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Sam Steiling and Harold Steiling and two sisters: Dorothy Fletcher and Fernie Fox.

Joyce grew up in and attended schools in Waynesville. She was a graduate of Waynesville High School. In addition to being a farmer's wife, she worked through the years as gift store manager at the DIXIE truck stop in McLean, receptionist for Doris Real Estate in Lincoln and hostess at the Tropics restaurant in Lincoln. She was a member of the Atlanta United Methodist Church.


A love of spending time with her family was balanced with her hobbies of gardening, baking, painting, crafts and writing poetry. Joyce expressed her love of music by singing in her church choir and playing the trumpet in the Atlanta Community Band.


Memorials may be made to Atlanta United Methodist Church or an organization of the donor's choice.

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