Obituaries: Bounds

Posted on April 1, 2017

Joyce M. Bounds, 63 of Lincoln, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the North Kickapoo House, Lincoln, Illinois.

Joyce’s service will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 11am at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, Illinois with Pastor Terry Strom officiating. Following the service burial will be held at the Lexington TWP Cemetery, Lexington, Illinois. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois.

Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, Illinois is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce was born on July 5, 1953 in Bloomington, Illinois the daughter of Cleon and Helen A. (Stienlicht) Bounds Sr.

She is survived by her brothers and sisters: Bernard (Pam) Bounds of Morris, IL, Cleon Bounds Jr. of Redondo Beach, CA, Tom Bounds and John Bounds both of Bloomington, Louise (Don) Savage of Bloomington and Lois Percopo of Harbor City, CA, along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded by her parents, two brothers: Robert and Richard and one sister: Beverly.

Joyce enjoyed working on puzzles. She loved her cat and enjoyed eating family dinners with her family and spending time with them. She dearly loved her nieces and nephews and they loved her as much.
She will be dearly missed by all of them.

The family would like to send a special thank you to all of the staff and residents of North Kickapoo House in Lincoln.

Online condolences may be made to www.beckmemorial.com.

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