{"id":29001,"date":"2016-04-25T09:35:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T13:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=29001"},"modified":"2016-04-25T08:41:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:41:35","slug":"obituaries-joyce-crossan-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=29001","title":{"rendered":"Obituaries: Joyce Crossan Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_151\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joyce-smith-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"Joyce Crossan Smith\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joyce Crossan Smith<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Joyce Crossan Smith, age 79, of West Grove, PA, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at Chester County Hospital.\u00a0 She was the wife of Leedom \u201cSmitty\u201d Richard Smith, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Born in West Chester, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Ruby G. (Robinson) Crossan.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She was a 1954 Graduate of Avon Grove High School and the Bourbon Beauty School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Joyce was a licensed beautician and served 25 years as a rural mail carrier at Avondale Post Office retiring at age 65.\u00a0 She was a lifelong, active member of Avondale United Methodist Church.\u00a0 She served in many positions including The United Methodist Women\u2019s Group, Choir, Administrative Board, Trustee, and Bible School Teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Joyce enjoyed playing bingo, traveling on bus trips with her friends, and watching her grandson in sporting events and concerts.\u00a0 She was an avid Phillies fan. \u00a0In her spare time she loved reading and doing word searches and other puzzles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Susan E. Smith, Linda S. Mitchell (Bruce) and Patricia J. Evans (William) all of Kennett Square; one grandson, Nicholas Evans; a step-brother Edward Bassett (Mary Ann) of Chadds Ford; half-sisters, Beverly Piskel (Ronald) of Nottingham, and Martha Burgess (Charles) of Newark, and many beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a twin sister, Janice Marie Crossan; one brother, Richard E. Crossan; and two sisters, Anna Bess Daddario and Evelyn Neff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You are invited to visit with Joyce\u2019s family and friends from 9-11AM Wednesday April 27, 2016 at Avondale United Methodist Church,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> <b>E 3rd St &amp; Chatham St<\/b>.<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Avondale, PA 19311.\u00a0 Her funeral service will follow at 11AM.\u00a0 Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery in Marshallton, PA.\u00a0 C<\/span><span class=\"s1\">ontributions in her memory may be made to Avondale UMC, PO Box 114, Avondale, PA 19311.\u00a0 Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk &amp; Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-869-2685) of West Grove.\u00a0 To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.griecocares.com\/\"><span class=\"s4\">www.griecocares.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Crossan Smith, age 79, of West Grove, PA, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at Chester County Hospital.\u00a0 She was the wife of Leedom \u201cSmitty\u201d Richard Smith, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Ruby G. 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