Joyce Diane Witherspoon

Joyce Diane (Mackey) Witherspoon, 92, Latrobe, went to be with her beloved Lord on Friday, October 3, 2025, at home. She was born September 16, 1933, in Greensburg to the late Robert J. and Mary Lenore (Howard) Mackey. Joyce was retired after having worked in the Billing and Medical Records departments at Latrobe Hospital. She also worked in several doctor offices over the years. She was a member of Logos Christian Fellowship Church of Loyalhanna. Joyce was a warrior for the Lord supporting mission work for the Lord through the church. She had a lifetime dedication of leading people to Christ which was her great joy. She put God first in her life. Her children and their families were the love of her life along with her church families. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter E. Forsha Jr.; her second husband, John Witherspoon; an infant son, Walter E. Forsha III; three brothers, Robert Mackey (surviving spouse, Patricia), David Mackey and William Mackey; a sister, Patricia Romero; and her grandparents, who raised her, Charles R. and Olive E. Beatty. Joyce is survived by six children, Faith Mayer, Hope Frye (Wayne), Love Ruffner, Patience Marol, Timothy Forsha (Barb), and Christofor Forsha (Terri); her fifteen grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Logos Christian Fellowship Church, 1317 Latrobe Derry Rd, Mcchesneytown-Loyalhanna, PA 15661. A funeral service will follow beginning at 12 noon in the church. Private interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Greensburg, PA. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the Logos Church Building Fund. To send condolences, please visit www.FrederickFuneralHome.com.

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