Joyce Hastings

Biography

Joyce Lavaughn Hastings of Hayes Center died Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Great Plains Regional Center in North Platte after a short courageous battle with cancer. She was 68 years old.

Joyce was born to Harley A. and Helen Marie (Phelps) Scott in Scottsbluff, NE on May 31, 1940. She attended school in Palisade.

On September 13, 1955, she was united in marriage to Wayne Robert Hastings in Atwood, Kansas. To this union three daughters were born. They made their home on a farm north of Hayes Center where Joyce was an instrumental part of the farming operation. She was also a bus driver for the Hayes Center Schools for 25 years. Most recently, Joyce was owner and operator of a bar and restaurant in Hayes Center.

She was a member of the Hayes Center Library and Cemetery board. She loved music and singing occasionally with her brother's band. She enjoyed reading, sewing, following her grandchildren in their many activities, and spending time with her many family and friends.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Harley and Helen Scott; her husband, Wayne Hastings; three brothers, Dorence, Gene and Darwin Scott; and two sisters, Phyllis Loper and Mavis Scott.

Survivors include her three daughters, Connie and husband, Mick Tines, of North Platte, Cindy and husband, Todd Kinney, of Fort Collins, CO, and Tammy and husband, Matt Schwenk, of Hayes Center; two brothers, Ron Scott and wife, Julie, of Greeley, CO and VerDon Scott and wife, Denyse, of Hayes Center; ten grandchildren, Crista and husband, Jason Murrish, Jamie Tines, Elizabeth Kinney, Jessica Kinney, Alexis Kinney, Andie Kinney, Alex Kinney, Katie Schwenk, Kasey Schwenk and Kody Schwenk; and one great-granddaughter, Rylee Marie Murrish; numerous family and a host of friends.

Memorials were to be given in her name.

Funeral services were Thursday, April 9, 2009, 2:00 p.m. at the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Hayes Center with Pastor Fay Ann Blaylock and Father Val Bartek officiating. Burial took place in the Hayes Center Cemetery.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.

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