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Joy Lawrence Obituary

Joy Lawrence was born Joy Ann Schaefer to Larry Joy “Jerry” Schaefer and Louise Ann (Korn-Turner) Schaefer on March 20, 1944 in the Sterling, Colorado hospital.

She grew up in a one room schoolhouse converted to a two bedroom home by Jerry, on a farm southeast of Haxtun, Colorado. She attended a country school between the farm and Haxtun through elementary and “junior high” school and then Haxtun High School to earn …

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Due to Louisa's (Joy's daughter) health and the procedures to treat her cancer that are scheduled in March, we are postponing this Celebration Of Life for a couple of months. When we know a possible date for this event to occur, we will update this posting. We're very sorry for any inconvenience this change may cause.

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What were Joy's favorite books?
Everything written my Louis L'Amour.
Everything written my Louis L'Amour.
Everything written my Louis L'Amour.

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Born

March 20th, 1944
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Passed away

May 31st, 2025
Denver, CO

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