Liberty, MO: Joy Anne Linville was born on Sunday, July 27, 1947, at Reid Hospital in Bethany, Mo., the daughter of Richard Wayne and Dorothy Elaine (Brinigar) Baxter.
She enjoyed a happy, idyllic childhood in the country, growing up on the family farm, Highview Ranch, just east of the small village of Blythedale. Surrounded by animals, she especially loved caring for and riding her white Tennessee Walker/Arabian horse, Jubilee, and was a member of the Blythedale Saddle Club.
She attended primary school in Blythedale before transferring (due to consolidation) to North Harrison in Eagleville, where she was voted āprettiest girlā, excelled as a drum majorette, and played basketball. She graduated from there in 1965. She attended Northwest Missouri State College (now University) in Maryville, where she studied piano.
On December 18, 1966, she married John Kent Linville of Bethany. Their son Ryan Todd was born the following year. The family moved to Kansas City shortly thereafter, where Joy was employed at the United States Federal Courthouse on Grand Avenue, and Farmland Industries. A second son, John Lee, was born in 1971.
The family moved to Liberty, Mo. in 1979, where she worked for the William Jewell College Fine Arts Program and sold real estate for Realty World North Suburban and Loren Chasteen. Joy found her niche as an employee at the Liberty Quilt Shop in the old Corbin Mill. She loved quilting, and often gifted her beautiful creations to those whom she loved. She also enjoyed reading classic literature, the novels of Eugenia Price, and, as a woman of deep faith, her Bible.
Unforgettably, she radiated a warmth, kindness, sweetness, and charm that enchanted all who met her.
She passed away at home on Monday, March 21, 2022, from complications of Alzheimerās disease, at the age of 74.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, āJohnnyā, her sons, Ryan (Lori) of Leeās Summit, John of Liberty, grandsons Jake and Joe, her two brothers, Larry (Lucy) Baxter and Tony (Patricia) Baxter, both of Blythedale, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Remembrance & Celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, April 3, from 1:00-3:00 at the Staley Farms Golf Club in Kansas City, Mo.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Alzheimerās Association.