Joyce Maxfield

August 21, 1928 - January 30, 2016

Joyce Dransfield Maxfield, age 87, passed away from natural causes at the Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living in Provo, UT, on January 30, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born in Lehi, UT, on August 21, 1928, the fourth child of Arnold and Jennive Clark Dransfield. She graduated from Lehi High School in 1946 and later attended BYU. She married Richard Lamar Maxfield in the Salt Lake Temple on May 28, 1948. Together they lived in Chicago, IL, Charleston, UT, the Dominican Republic, and Provo, UT, before retiring to Mapleton, UT, in 1988. An active member of the LDS Church, Joyce served in a variety of Relief Society leadership callings throughout her life. She and her husband also served a senior mission to Venezuela. Kindness, generosity, service, and forgiveness were hallmarks of her life. Always involved in a project, Joyce wrote and published both her and her husband’s biographies, sewed quilts for her grandchildren, dipped chocolates for Christmas, and made soap. She learned hard work from her mother whose motto was “a change is as good as a rest.” Joyce is survived by her children: Carole (Jerry) Jackman, Orem, UT; Marilyn Brown, Tempe, AZ; William (Jill), Mapleton, UT; Claudia (Clyde) Tigner, Idaho Falls, ID; Robert (JoAnne) Maxfield, Idaho Falls, ID; Blake (Wendy) Maxfield, Idaho Falls, ID; 28 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Genevieve Jarvis, Salt Lake City, UT. Her parents, husband, son Brett, two sisters Maethel and Ada, and her brother Spencer preceded her in death. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 6th, at 11:00 am, at the LDS chapel located at 1600 North and Main Street, Mapleton, Utah, where a Viewing will held prior from 9:00 am to 10:40 am. Interment in Charleston Cemetery in Charleston, Utah. The family sincerely appreciates the tender care offered by the Courtyard at Jamestown staff and cardiologist Dr. Charles F. Dahl. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.