Joyce Marie Carmer, 65, of Marshalltown, IA and formerly of Grinnell, IA, died on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 10, 2023 at First Congregational Church, Marshalltown, IA. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00 AM. Honorary pallbearers are Everett Johnson, Mike Olson, Earl Carmer, Shaun Carmer, Sr., Shaun Carmer, Jr., Trent Inman, Vinton Carmer, and Rick Carmer

Memorial Contributions may be designated to the family of Joyce Carmer and mailed in care of Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112.

Joyce was born on June 5, 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was raised by her mother, Marjorie Brown, in Grinnell, IA and was educated in the Grinnell School District.

She was married on July 9, 1979, and to this union she was blessed with three children, Shaun, Amanda, and Charity. The couple later separated. Joyce befriended her neighbor Everett Johnson, while living in Marshalltown, IA. Their friendship grew over the years and they have been companions for 30 plus years.

Joyce was a homemaker and a caretaker; her family was most important to her. She loved when the family could get together and she took every holiday and birthday as an opportunity to cook for her family. She enjoyed going for walks, talking with neighbors, unicorns, dolphins, Betty Boop, Snoopy and the whole Peanut gang. She was an animal lover and raised all kinds of pets including dogs, cats, turtles, and birds, to name a few. Her dogs Mindy, Miley, and Lacy were most special to her.

Joyce is survived by her companion Everett Johnson of Marshalltown; three children, Shaun (Jessica Inman) Carmer, Sr. of Grinnell, Amanda (David Peppers) Kibbee of Marshalltown, and Charity (Raymond) Willson of Marshalltown; bonus child, Vinton Carmer; grandchildren, Trent Inman, Angie Inman, Shaun Carmer, Jr., Kanishia Clapsaddle, and Keianna Kibbee; and three sisters, Jeanie (Ron) Baldwin, Shirley (Mike) Olson, and Sue Ward. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marjorie Brown, and one brother.