Joyce E. (Guthrie) Knapp,
age 76
,
of Sharon
,
PA
,
passed away on Saturday
,
October 30
,
2021
,
in UPMC
H
orizon
H
ospital
,
Farrell Pennsylvania
.
B
orn January
13
,
1944
,
in
Sharon
, PA,
she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary
(
Jones
)
Guthrie
.
S
he married James
A.
Knapp
Sr.
on February
3,
1964 and he preceded her in death on
August
14
,
2017
.
Joyce was a 1961 graduate of Sharon
H
igh
S
chool and
spent
most of her life
as
a homemaker
.
S
he was very dedicated to her church
,
the
N
ew
F
ellowship Baptist Church
,
where
she attended faithfully and donated generously
.
S
he also
liked
cake decorating
,
baking and cooking
,
but most of all she liked helping her friends and family
.
H
er family said that she had a great memory and would never forget a family birthday
.
S
he is survived by two daughters
,
Jeanette
(
Walter
)
S
haffer,
of
E
glon
,
W
V,
and l
aurie
Knapp,
of Sharon
,
PA,
three sons
,
James
(Evann)
Knapp Jr.,
of Hermitage
, PA,
Jeffrey
(
She
i
la
)
Knapp,
of Erie
.
PA,
and Bradley
Knapp,
of
S
harpsville
, PA,
three brothers
,
Robert
(Teryl)
Guthrie
,
of Hermitage
, PA,
F
rank Guthrie of Hermitage
, PA,
and John Guthrie of Sharon
, PA,
and two sisters
,
Mary Ann
Pepe
of Scotts
dale,
A
Z,
and Judy
(Dennis)
Schaefer
,
of Hermitage
, PA,
13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
.
In
addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by an infant sister Dorothy
.
V
isitation will be held on Thursday from 12:00 PM to
1:00
PM at the H
arold
W
.
Stevenson
Funeral Home LLC
,
264
E
.
S
tate
S
treet,
Sharon
,
PA
,
16146
. A
funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM from the Funeral Home with
P
astor
Gene
H
abbyshaw
of New Fellowship Baptist Church
officiating
.
B
urial will be in Oakwood cemetery
.