Joyce L. Price of St. Pete Beach, Florida, passed away on Nov. 7, 2025. She was 84 years old, born on Nov. 16, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Byron and Margaret Gerdes of Vandalia, Ohio, and her husband, Leonard E. Price of Gunnison.
She is survived by her children, Mary Beth Branch, of St. Pete Beach and Micheal B. Price of Somerset, Kentucky; two granddaughters, Taylor Branch of Colorado Springs and Dakota R. Price of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Joyce was an avid bridge player and enjoyed spending time with friends and family.
She retired in 1995 as a financial planner and had many different careers in her lifetime. She trained 250 hospice volunteers in bereavement in Gunnison; worked for Good Samaritan Hospital; and brought body management to Vandalia Butler School District.
She was an amazing woman who brought love and joy to all those she crossed paths with and will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor can be made to any hospice. There will be no services or celebration of life at her request.
