Waterville - Joyce was born to Ellen and Edward "Chic" St. Peter October 1st, 1945, at the Sisters Hospital in Waterville and passed away on 02/21/2026 at Lakewood leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and unwavering devotion to her family. She grew up in Fairfield enjoying life on Silver St. and went to Mount Merci Academy. She enjoyed her summers in South Berwick with her grandparents and working at the Goldenrod on York Beach. Joyce then married the love of her life Dwayne Leonard Scanlin, and they had 6 beautiful children. Joyce developed her love of plants and flowers while working at Sunset Flowerland bringing the passion of flowers to her home and friends. She found happiness in life's simple beautiful things. Chrocheting, knitting, ceramics, crosswords, and quilting were some of her favorite passions. She proudly became a CA and loved taking care of people. Joyce loved her white cats, Albert, Mother Cat, and Nike. of all the titles she had, Mom and Mammy were her favorite. Some of her fondest memories with grandkids are playing Uno, Yahtzee, burnt toast with lots of butter, and Pennywise. She loved to scare people and in turn people loved to scare her back. She survived with Gunsmoke, Coca-Cola, and Oreos. Mammy shared her wisdom with her kids and grandkids, for example, always be kind, "do unto others as you want done to you". Joyce touched countless lives with her kind, direct words and her loving hands. She had a way of making people feel seen, cared for, and important. She was deeply loved not only by her family but also by her cherished second family at Lakewood where her presence will be profoundly missed. She had unique and special relationships with everyone there including Bree from Beacon Hospice, Cassie RN, Lara, Deb, Marie, Dee, Donna, Stephanie, Bonnie, Lise, Barb, and Liza, and the assistant manager, her confidant Laila because we all know Joyce was the real manager of Memory Lane. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, and first-born daughter. She is survived by her sister Gwendlyn Walker and husband William, and sister-in-law Andrea Reynolds. Her children and their spouses Ellen and Kurt Datsis, Steven and Belinda Scanlin, Jodi and Randall Liberty, Nichole carter, Shawn, and Tonya Scanlin. Her honorary daughter Darcy "Elvira" Liberty and husband Rob Liberty. Her grandchildren and their spouses; Jordyn and Jake Alward, Kayte and Patrick Burleson, Keenan Scanlin and Emily Trial, Michael Poulin, Nicholas and Bridgette Carter, Madison Scanlin, Caleb and Courtney Poulin, Devon Datsis, Ethan Datsis, Sebastion Longo, Savannah Scanlin, Dwayne Scanlin. And her great grandchildren Jaedyn, Jaxon, Jameson, Alexander, Brantly, and Wesley. This is a tremendous loss for all who know her. The void she leaves behind will be felt forever but so will the love she gave so freely. Her legacy lives on in her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. As well as every life she touched. She was deeply loved. She will be forever missed. She will never be forgotten. A graveside ceremony will be held in the spring date TBD. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Somerset Human Society Animal Shelter, PO Box 453, 123 Middle Road, Skowhegan, Maine (207) 474-6493.