Joy Makepeace Parrott

Joy is survived by her son, Randy Parrott (Barbara); daughters, Gloria Becker (Bob) and Cindy Goodwin; grandchildren, Alicia Maggio (Glenn), Angela Purviance (Andy), Mark Parrott, Gearald William Becker, Bobbi Daly, Lori Keehner (Brandon), Shawn Goodwin (Clare), Tracy Goodwin (Sara), Patrick Goodwin (Andrea), and Katie Goodwin; sisters, Julie Ann Tate and Marjorie Barton (Christopher); eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Parrot; brother, Rodney Makepeace; and sister, Marilyn Ewing.

A memorial service for Joy will be held on Saturday, July 12 at 10:00am at Apache Wells Community Church, 2115 N. Gayridge Rd., Mesa, AZ 85215. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Joy’s name to the Arizona Center for the Blind, www.acbvi.org or to Apache Wells Community Church. Private inurnment will take place at First United Methodist Church in Mesa. Arrangements entrusted to Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park and Funeral Care. Please visit www.MariposaGardens.com to leave a tribute to Joy.