Joyce M. Stevens, 78 of Arcadia, Florida, passed away the morning of June 4, 2017. She was born November 6, 1938 in Erie, PA. She moved to the Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte area of Florida many years ago, when the Tamiami Trail was only two lanes wide and you had to search for a restaurant!
Joyce became a beautician after high school. She also was a terrific bar tender in her parents' restaurant, The Lake View Hotel, in a suburb of Buffalo. She made the best Singapore Slings in the whole area! When she moved to Florida she became an entrepreneur. She owned a small fish camp on the Peace River for many years. After that she owned the County Line Saloon on Route 17. Boy...she sure had some stories to tell about her experiences there! When she tired of that she spent the next twenty-five years as a Flea Market vendor selling a myriad of merchandise from ladies hair bows to carpenter's tools.
Joyce enjoyed her life in Florida. She loved the natural beauty of the Peace River. She would spend many of her days off cruising among the many islands on her pontoon boat; relaxing, fishing and watching for alligators.
She is survived by her son, William Pickhardt III.
A private Graveside Service will be held at the Indian Springs Cemetery.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to the Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint Max Kolbe Conference, 17753 Toledo Blade Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33948, Att.: Clara
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