RUMFORD – Joyce E. Dayon, 79, of Rumford passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Sunday, March 18, 2012, at her home in Rumford. She was born June 14, 1932, in Shirley Mills, the daughter of Norman E. and Reine (Brackett) Beckwith.
She was a graduate of Rangeley High School. Joyce worked many years as a waitress in Rangeley and Rumford. After having children, she became a devoted homemaker. She was a communicant of the Parish of the Holy Savior. Joyce loved to knit, bowl, play cards, dance, and in her younger years, snow machining and skiing. She enjoyed many summers camping in Rangeley with her brothers, Bernard Beckwith and wife, Janet, of Dover-Foxcroft, Kenwood Beckwith of Alaska, Norman A. “Sonny” Beckwith and wife, Mona, of Sangerville; as well as their families. The times that she most cherished were being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. On Oct. 16, 1951, she married Robert J. Dayon in Portsmouth, N.H.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Bob of Rumford; sons, Kenn Dayon and wife, Linda, of Peru, Gregg Dayon and wife, Cindy, of Lewiston; daughters in heart, Jamie Violette of Turner, and Linda Howe of Bethel; grandchildren, Troy Dayon and his wife, Elizabeth, of Portsmouth, N.H., Adam Dayon of Greenwich, Conn., Sara Gordon and husband, Gabe, of Arundel, Kristin Harris and husband, Christopher, of Portland, Tristin Dayon of Lewiston, and Tasia Dayon of Lewiston; six great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and Goddaughter, Tracy Arsenault of Peru. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Nicky Hosie of Androscoggin Home Hospice and all other people who were there to help her over the past few months.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Parish of the Holy Savior. A reception will be after in the parish hall. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joyce’s memory to Rumford Relay for Life, care of Diane Mitchell, P.O. Box 341, Rumford, ME 04276.
Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences, and fond memories with the Dayon family by visiting their guest book at
www.SGThibaultFuneralHome.com.