Joyce Arlene (Poage) Mapes, longtime resident of Norton, Kansas passed
away Friday, June 18, 2021, at Hillcrest Grand Lodge in Papillion,
Nebraska at the age of 89. She was born to Arlie and Cora (Grabast)
Poage on October 5, 1931, in Goodland, Kansas. Joyce attended school in
Norcatur, Kansas during her early years and graduated from Lenora High
School. While attending high school she met the love of her life
Robert Mapes. They were married on September 25, 1949 in Norton,
Kansas. They made their home in Lenora and the rural Norcatur
communities before moving to Norton in 1970.
Bob and Joyce owned and operated Mapes Manufacturing in Norton,
Kansas for many years. Joyce worked as the Office Manager of the
business and helped on the farm. Joyce was a member of the Norton
Christian Church. She enjoyed quilting and crocheting and made
beautiful quilts which she has shared with her family. Bob and Joyce
loved to play cards and travel. In retirement, they spent their winters
in their motorhome in Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Eventually, they
decided to buy a home in Green Valley, Arizona where the spent the
winters and summered in the Norton. Joyce’s greatest joy in her life
was spending time with her family.
Joyce leaves to mourn her daughter, Susan Perkins and husband Allen
of Omaha, Nebraska; sons, John Mapes of Norton, Kansas and Rocky Mapes
and wife Rona of Thornton, Colorado; 12 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Lee Aguilar of Elk River, MN and
other friends and relatives.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Mapes; parents,
Arlie and Cora Poage; son, Dan Mapes; daughter-in-law, Lee Mapes;
sisters, Jo Ann Poage and Loretta Ellis; brother, Ira James Poage;
grandson, Kevin Mapes; granddaughter, Amy Mapes and sister-in-law, Leone
Purton.
A funeral service is planned for Friday, June 25, 2021, 10:30 A.M. at
the Norton Christian Church in Norton, Kansas. Interment will follow
the service in the Norton Cemetery. Visitation will be held on
Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. with family
receiving friends from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Andbe Home or the Norton Christian Church and may be sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main Street, Norton, Kansas 67654. Words of comfort and caring may be left at www.plumergobber.com