Joy E. Malbon

Joy E. Malbon
Virginia Beach - Joy E. Malbon went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2012. She was the widow of Joseph Frank Malbon, and the daughter of the late Donald and Marie Hall of Hollywood, Fla. She was a volunteer for the Ladies Auxiliary for Virginia Beach General Hospital. She played some golf, skied, and played tennis doubles at the Princess Anne Country Club and at the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club. She was a member of the Bay Colony Garden Club. She loved flowers, and loved decorating and making flower arrangements. She was a perfectionist in everything she did. She was a gourmet cook, and gave beautiful dinner parties. She loved to entertain and loved to dance.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Lynda Regel Smith and her husband Maurice, a sister, Gloria H. Malbon, two granddaughters, Whitney H. Whitehurst and her husband Ken, and Heather L. Nelson, one great grandson, Kenneth N. Whitehurst IV, two nieces, Layne Tarbutton and her husband Lloyd "Til", Sandy McFall, one nephew, Edward Johnson and his wife Diane.
We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Gregory J. Warth and Dr. Barbara Parks, who were always there for her. The family wishes to also thank the Azalea Unit of Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital for the love and care that was shown to "Ms. Joy".
The family also wishes to acknowledge the dedication of her caregivers, primary care giver for the family, Sharon Crosby and Faith Banks, who were there until the end, also Erica Campbell, Bernett Copeland, Irma McCoade, and Florence Wilson. The family also wishes to thank the Full Comfort Care Unit at Sentara Leigh Hospital for such loving care.
A memorial service will be held in H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Rd Chapel on Monday March 5, at 11 a.m. by the Reverends, Les Smith and Fred Watkins. Interment will take place at Nimmo United Methodist Church Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hdoliver.com. A reception for family and friends will follow the service at the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach.