Joy Lloyd Scarlett

SCARLETT, JOY LLOYD, 78 - of Villas and Bismarck, ND, died Sunday, April 23 at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, after a brief illness. She was born in Millville and raised in Dennisville but also lived in Millville, Dorchester, Rio Grande and Green Creek during her life. She had recently begun a move to Bismarck. Joy was employed by Menz's Restaurant in Millville and later worked at Fort Apache Campground in Rio Grande and Menz's Restaurant in Rio Grande, where she retired as a bookkeeper. One of 12 children raised during the Depression, she became a generous benefactor to family and friends, as well as countless charities, especially Children International and the St. Labre Indian School. She gave freely to anyone she knew working their way through college, and even more openhandedly to children named after her. The matriarch of her clan, Joy was outgoing and happy, and specialized in bringing people together - whether it was arranging family reunions for hundreds, organizing her high school class reunions or tracing her family history back to "the boat after the Mayflower." She touched people everywhere with her unconditional love and her willingness to give her last dollar. She was a crossword puzzle fanatic and an avid painter, especially of ceramics. She is survived by four children: Ashley Thomas of Phoenix, Donn Scarlett of Port Elizabeth and his wife Betty Jean, Derri Scarlett of Bismarck and her husband Peter Hatfield, and Dianne Scarlett of Villas and her husband Don Guthrie; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Mary Jones of Millville, Florence Polise of Woodbine and Elinda Murphy of Runnemede; and a twin brother: Jack of Apex, NC; and many nieces and nephews, as well as, hundreds of friends and adopted relatives. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2:30 to 4p.m. at the Evoy Funeral Home, 3218 Bayshore Road, North Cape May. A funeral service will follow at 4p.m., where visitors will be encouraged to share their memories and thoughts. At her wishes, Joy will be cremated and her remains will be interred in Cumberland Methodist Church Cemetery with her parents at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, Montana www.stlabre.org, or Children International, PO Box 219055, Kansas City, MO 64121 www.children.org.