Joyce was born on April 28, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Ken and Debbie (Targett) MacLeod and the wife of the late Gordon Gillespie. Joyce was very active in her community. She was a member of the Anglican Church Women, a Charter member of the Waterford Gems Women's Orange Lodge LOBA #1407, a life member of the Rockville Women's Institute where she served as Treasurer, Secretary and President. She was also a cub leader with the Waterford Pack. Under her direction, they enjoyed hiking, camping, rowing and earning their badges. She was a natural leader and inspired those who knew her. Joyce worked hard all her life. She worked for several decades on the farm in Rockville and then for almost twenty years as a typesetter for the Kings County Record. Although Joyce bore no children of her own, she was a mother to many, especially her nieces, nephews and their children. The family would like to thank the loving and caring staff and volunteers at Bobby's Hospice for the kindness and support shown to them during this difficult time. Joyce will continue to live on in the hearts of her sister, Margaret Henderson and her husband Ronald; Margaret's children: Carol (Corky ie. David) Craig, Ken (Susan) Henderson, Donna (Danny) Adams, special nephew Ron (Claire) Buck, grandnieces and grand nephews as well as several great grandnieces and great grandnephews and one great great grandniece. Mrs. Joyce Agnes (MacLeod) Gillespie of Waterford, NB passed away on January 28, 2013 at Bobby's Hospice in Saint John after a long and courageous battle with cancer. In addition to her husband and her parents, Joyce was predeceased by her brother-in-law, Ronald Henderson; special friend Doug Shannon, grandniece Angela Adams and grandnephew Danny Adams Jr. Arrangements have been entrusted to the compassionate care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176), where visitation will be held on Thursday, January 31, from 1-3 and 6-8pm. The Waterford Women's Orange Lodge LOBA #1407 will hold a tribute on Thursday, January 31, at 5:45pm prior to the evening visitation. A service celebrating Joyce's life will be held from Wallace Community Chapel on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00am. The interment will take place at Kiersteadville Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that all donations go to Bobby's Hospice at 385 Dufferin Row, Saint John, NB. www.wallacefuneralhome.com