Mary Ellen Joyner Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Ellen Joyner of Towanda, Kansas, who passed away at the age of 83, on December 2, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Ellen Joyner to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband H. Sajon Joyner; her parents, Pete Elia and Elizabeth Reezoff Yankoff; her sister Patricia Grace Yankoff; and her cousin Thomas Wallgren.
She is survived by: her daughters, Elizabeth Joyner Hanna (Paul), Arista Joyner Butler (Bryant) and Tricia Joyner Seaberg (Doug); her grandchildren, Jeffrey Hanna, Matthew Hanna, Sajon Seaberg, Jasper Seaberg and Mason Seaberg; her cousins, Nick Vasil (Tracy), Pete Vasil (Pat), Ed Wallgren, Patsy Vasil Schell (Bill) and Charlie Wallgren (Brandi); and her nieces, Christa Joyner Moody (Mark), Crystal Joyner Ostlund (Brian) and DeAnna Joyner Joseph (Bryan).
Viewing will be held on Monday, December 15th 2025 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral (7515 E 13th St N, Wichita, KS 67206). A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 15th 2025 at 7:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Tuesday, December 16th 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Indianola Cemetery (5491 SW Tumbleweed Rd, Andover, KS 67002).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bishop Basil Endowment for Byzantine Liturgical Music benefiting St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, 7515 E. 13th St. N., Wichita, KS 67206.
