Iva Roseman's middle name, Launa was pronounced "Lay-oon-a"
Iva lived in Huntersville Oaks Nursing Home in her old age - she probably
had Alzheimer disease. Family members were told at time of her death
that Iva wasn't ill, that her body had just "worn out." Daughters Ruth
and Doris remember that she was a very hard working person.
Obituary from "The Charlotte Observer", February 20, 1983:
Mrs. Iva Roseman Joy, age 94, of 6237 Freedom Drive (Charlotte), died
Saturday, February 19, 1983 at the Oaks Nursing Center in Huntersville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday, February 21, 1983 at Paw
Creek Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Gary Bryant, her Minister and the
Rev. Mack Armstrong of the Covenant United Methodist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The grandsons
will serve as active and honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Joy was born January
19, 1889 in Alexander County, NC, to the late William and Laura Patterson
Roseman. She was a member of the Paw Creek Presbyterian Church. She is
survived by five sons; Billy A. Joy of Andrews, NC, Charles M. Joy, O. F.
Joy, Jr., Jean M. Joy and Don E. Joy, all of Charlotte; four daughters.
Mrs. May Midgett, Mrs. Ruth Weaver, Mrs. Doris Sisk, Mrs. Helen Reames,
all of Charlotte; 33 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandson. Arrangements by Hankins & Whittington Funeral
Service.