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Lifelong Orofino resident Joyce Lee Spence passed away on July 16, 2025 from the
complications of age in Lewiston, Idaho. She was 92.
Joyce Lee Bonner was born on December 15, 1932 in Orofino, Idaho to Doc and Ora Lula
Bonner. She grew up in the Upper Fords Creek area where her parents farmed and ranched.
She was married to Robert Ray Spence on May 23, 1949 and they were together for 56 years,
until his passing in 2005.
As a fan of gospel and country music, Joyce organized the Bonner Mountain Music Festival at
her home on Upper Fords Creek Road for 25 years.
Joyce was a lifetime member of the Orofino Tabernacle Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Peregoy (William) of Blanchard, ID, and two sons, Robert
Steven (Dyan Herrick) of Orofino and Douglas (Michael O'Brien) of San Diego, CA. She had five
grandchildren: Joshua Peregoy (Suzanne), Lynelle Peregoy, Danielle Barnes (Douglas), Tyler
Spence (Amy) and Maryann Bailey (Sidney).
She is also survived by six great-grandchildren and her beloved sisters-in-law Sally Bonner and
Shirley Bonner.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her step-father Frank Henry Nette and her siblings,
Ethelyn Grasser, Fairly Bonner, Helen Martin, Anita Cady, and David (Pat) Bonner.
A graveside service will be held at the Cook Cemetery on Upper Fords Creek in Orofino on
Friday, July 25th at 10:00 a.m. A reception will follow at the Orofino Tabernacle Church on
Friday at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Clearwater
Memorial Library Foundation, at http://www.cmplfoundationinc.org in honor of Joyce Spence.
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