Cover photo for Joy Lee's Obituary
Joy Lee Profile Photo
1925 Joy 2020

Joy Lee

April 4, 1925 — December 30, 2020

Kathleen Joy Crandall Lee, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, at home in Mesa, Arizona, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was 95. Joy was born to Stanley Leroy Crandall and Elizabeth Claridge in Safford, Arizona, on April 4, 1925. She was the youngest of six children: four brothers, Clarence, Earl, Burdette, Lyle; and her beloved sister, Jean. Joy grew up in Safford, Arizona on Main Street and spent her summers on Mt. Graham at the family cabin. Joy and Marshall Lee were married in 1949. They lived in Bryce, Chandler, Wellton and Phoenix before returning to Thatcher. They had three children together: Scott, Candy and Brady. Joy’s husband Marshall passed away in 1994. Joy continued living in Thatcher until 2015 when she moved to Mesa, Arizona, to live with her daughter, Candy. She lived an active, love-filled life of service and compassion for all. Joy was preceded in death by: her parents, her husband, her four brothers and her sister. She is survived by: her children, Scott (Diane) Lee of Santa Clara, Utah; Candy (Jim) Hunt of Mesa, Arizona; and Brady (Tina) Lee of Gilbert, Arizona. She also has sixteen grandchildren and thirty-eight great-grandchildren with one on the way. Funeral services for Joy will be conducted Saturday, January 2, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lindsay Chapel in Mesa, Arizona, by Bishop Aaron Huber of the Lindsay Ward. Concluding graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m., in the Thatcher Cemetery. Family will receive friends Saturday morning, January 2, 2021, from 8:15 a.m. until 8:45 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lindsay Chapel Cultural Hall. Family, friends, and neighbors wishing to attend the funeral and participate via Meetinghouse Webcast may use the link below: http://mywebcast.churchofjesuschrist.org/Events/mesaazhvstake Joy's funeral service will also be recorded by her family for those who wish to view it at a later date.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Joy Lee, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 20

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree