Joyce McPeek, age 98, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Brookdale of Mount Vernon. She was born on December 14, 1927, in Mount Vernon to the late Roscoe I. and Sarah E. (White) Deem.
Joyce raised her three children then worked several years for the City Health Department and later retired from the Knox County Joint Vocational School. She was a long-time member of the Pine Street Church of God.
Joyce is survived by her son, Jack (Penny) McPeek and her daughter, Janet (Dan) Sigman; three grandchildren: Nature McPeek, D.J. Sigman, Courtney (Austin) Wood; seven great-grandchildren: Kelcy (Cody) Fowler, Morgan Pilotti, Lilly Hall, Danielle Sigman, Hannah Sigman, Natalie Sigman and Emily Wood; three great great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. McPeek, a son, James Michael McPeek, brothers and sisters: Fred Deem, Harry Deem, Clyde Deem, Barney Deem, Edward Deem, Wilma Neighbarger, Ethel Corcoran, Dora Blubaugh and Pauline Boucher.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Snyder Funeral Home – Lasater Chapel, 11337
Upper Gilchrist Road in Mount Vernon. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 Noon. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to give special thanks to nieces Beverly Morehouse and Sally Moxley, as well as the staff of Luminary Hospice and Brookdale of Mount Vernon for the special care they gave Joyce.
To express a condolence to the McPeek family, please visit www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
Funeral Home: Snyder Funeral Home – Lasater Chapel
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