Joyce R. Erwin, 91

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Joyce R. Erwin, 91, of Scio passed away suddenly Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio.

Born January 25, 1933, in Canton, she was a daughter of the late Vandyke Cooper and Mildred Green Cooper. She graduated from Perrysville High School in 1951 and worked for 20 years as a handle finisher at the former Scio Pottery, retiring in 1986. Then she and her husband Jim moved to Hickory, NC where she held a few different jobs and attended Faith Baptist Church in Hickory. After thirteen years they moved back to Scio to help her ailing mother.

She was a member of the former Vo-Ash Chapel, and currently attended Perrysville Church. Earlier in her life Joyce was very active in the community, being a member of the Scio American Legion Post 482 Auxiliary, where she served as a past chaplain. She was also a member of the Harrison County Military Support Group in Cadiz, and she enjoyed visiting the residents at Bowerston Pointe Nursing Home.

Joyce married Roy “Jim” Erwin on May 2, 1954, and he preceded her in death on December 12, 2010. Also preceding her in death are an infant brother Harold Cooper and a sister-in-law Mary Ellen Cooper.

Surviving is her children Crystal McCubbin of Conover, NC, Carl (Karen) Erwin of Hickory, NC, Helen Erwin of Bowerston and Rhonda Fine of Scio; brothers Leonard Cooper, and his companion Shelby, of Hopedale and Paul Cooper of Carrollton; six grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at 2 pm in Koch Funeral Home, 101 W Main St, Scio with Pastor Ben Boggess officiating. Burial will be in Perrysville Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the service from 12-2 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Scio American Legion Post 482 Auxiliary, 38175 Crimm Rd, Scio, Ohio 43988. www.kochfuneral.com