Joyce M. Heaton, 72, Ligonier, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
She was born Jan. 25, 1952. Her husband, the Rev. Harold Heaton, whom she married April 25, 1970, survives.
She also is survived by children, Harold (Susan) Heaton, Danville, Ill., Linda (Ron) Ritter, Syracuse, Glenn (Jill) Heaton, Heiskell, Tenn., Vanessa (Duane) Smith, Jamestown, N.Y., Tara (Stephen) Kelly, Hyden, Ky., Kezia Murphy, Wakarusa, Joshua (Andrea) Heaton, Okinawa, Japan, Daniel (DeAnna) Heaton, Elkhart, Philip (Cheryl) Heaton, Rutledge, Tenn., Darlene (Jacob) Balakitsis, Killeen, Texas, and Jonathan (Gracie) Heaton, Carlisle, England; 29 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Yeager Funeral Home, Ligonier, is handling arrangements.
