Joyce Kay Parkhurst Obituary
We bid farewell to Joyce Kay Parkhurst of Gastonia, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on February 24, 2025 at the age of 83. Joyce Kay touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Everette Lee Stockton and Monnie Ida Peeler Stockton; her husband Robert Edwin Parkhurst; her sister Anne Dawkins; and her son Stephen Matthew Parkhurst.
She is survived by: her sons, Sean Parkhurst (Stacy) and Patrick Parkhurst (Allison); her brothers, Danny Stockton, Johnny Stockton and Mike Stockton; and her granddaughters, Sydney Parkhurst, Lauren Parkhurst and Madison Parkhurst. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, as Kay was a breast cancer survivor, memorials may be made to the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation (Seneca Cancer Institute), 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672. Online gifts to this fund may also be given at https://prismahealth.org..
