Joyce H. Mabey, 92, of Barrington

Posted 7/20/19

Joyce H. Mabey, 92, of Barrington, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol. She was the daughter of Elmer H. Lother and Francis Lewis Lother. She was predeceased by her …

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Joyce H. Mabey, 92, of Barrington

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Joyce H. Mabey, 92, of Barrington, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol. She was the daughter of Elmer H. Lother and Francis Lewis Lother. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Gordon H. Mabey and her son David G. Mabey. She was also predeceased by her two sisters, Shirley M. Aniello and Dorothy F. Hildreth.

Joyce is survived by her daughters, Nancy J. Brex and her husband Dr. C. John Brex, and Susan G. Geoffrey and her husband Joseph J. Geoffrey, her four grandchilden, Thomas Brex, Michael Brex and wife Alexandra Campos, Jonathan Brex, and Dr. Erin E. McKellar and her husband Neil Denny, 4 great-grandchildren, 3 nieces, and 2 nephews.

Born in East Providence, she lived the majority of her life in Barrington, followed by Stuart, Fla. and Bristol, then Meredith, NH. Most recently she lived at Atria Bay Spring Village in Barrington.

Joyce graduated from the University of RI in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. Joyce was a member at the Barrington Congregational Church for 76 years, and an associate member of the Meredith Congregational Church in New Hampshire.

She was a long-standing member of the RI Country Club in Barrington and Mariner Sands Country Club in Stuart, Fla.

A memorial service will be held at the Barrington Congregational Church at noon on Friday, July 26 at 146 County Road in Barrington. There will be no visiting hours and burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers donations in her memory to HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center 1085 North Main Street Providence, RI 02904 or New Hampshire Humaine Society, 1305 Meredith Center Road, Laconia, NH 03246

Please visit smithmason.com for full obituary and online condolences.

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