Joyce E. Constance

Joyce Evelyn Bush Read Constance, 85, most recently of Moultonborough, New Hampshire, passed away at 2:30pm on Saturday, September 4, 2010. Visitation and a Memorial Service will be held at 10am on Tuesday, September 28 at the Kent Island United Methodist Church in Chester, Maryland. Interment will be Wednesday, September 29 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Born February 26, 1925 in Brisbin, Pennsylvania, she was the ninth child of Fred W. Bush and Mary Roan Bush. She lived in Philipsburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dover, New Jersey; Huntsville, Alabama; Paris, France; Andover, Massachusetts; Bloomfield Hills and Kalamazoo, Michigan; Queenstown, Grasonville and Chester, Maryland; and Chicago, Illinois prior to moving to New Hampshire in 2005. She married her first husband, Philip Hugh Read of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1950, who died July 26, 1951. She then married her second husband, Philip Wendell Constance of Boston, Massachusetts on September 6, 1958, who died March 31, 1984. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her sisters, Helen Bush Baxter, Ada Bush Irvin, Vivian Bush Durica Lingle, Margaret Bush Roan, Miriam Bush Rensing and Marie Bush Rado,and her brothers Dwight, Robert and Wayne Bush. She is survived by her sister, Grace Bush Kern of Roanoke, Virginia; her daughter, Joyce Read Constance Clough of Moultonborough, New Hampshire; her daughter, Stephanie Constance Kitchen of Eagle River, Alaska; her son, Peter Constance of Chicago, Illinois, her granddaughters, Stephanie Clough Reynolds of Winslow, Maine, Candice Clough of San Francisco, California and Alexandra Kitchen, and her great grandsons, Jason and Matthew Reynolds. Joyce was a loyal woman of high standards and strong moral fiber. Family and friends were extremely important to her. She got a lot out of life, and persevered through its many challenges, including the loss of two husbands to cancer and the raising of three children who gave her their fair share of grief, along with a lot of love and a lot of joy. She had bright eyes, a quick wit, a kind & sensitive heart, a gentle touch and dedicated soul. She will be sorely missed, and her spirit will reside in the hearts of her family forever. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Joyce’s name may be made to the Hospice Program at Community Health & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia, New Hampshire 03246. Telephone 603-524-8444. Hospice was a concept that she believed in and volunteered to raise money for. This particular hospice organization was instrumental in supporting the family and helping to make Joyce’s transition a peaceful one.

Joyce E. Constance

February 26, 1925 - September 4, 2010