Joyce June Ross, age 83, of Thomson, IL, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on the night of April 16, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2024 at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Thomson. Visitation will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., before the service. Burial will follow at Lower York Cemetery, in Thomson.
Joyce was born January 10, 1941, in Elmhurst, IL, the daughter of Roy and Pearl (Jaegar) Goff. She attended Villa Park Elementary and York High School, where she met her future husband, Richard Ross. They began dating when they were 15 years old, marrying on April 29, 1957. The young couple started their family and bought a house in the same neighborhood in Villa Park, where her parents lived. Those years were full of fun family gatherings. In 1974, Rich and Joyce took a leap of faith, moving to Thomson, IL, and purchasing a 10 acre farm.
Life on the farm was challenging, but Joyce never shied away from hard work. She was hands-on

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