Joyce A. (Johnson) Siebert, age 91, died peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the Cumberland Hospice in Crossville TN. She was born March 12, 1932, in Chicago IL. Her parents were Ella (Stein) Johnson and Elmer Johnson. She was married June 15, 1954, to Warner (“Zeb”) Siebert, of Cape Girardeau MO. Joyce completed a BA in Early Childhood Education from Elmhurst College, 1954, where she met Warner. Upon graduation, they married and spent their honeymoon in Daytona Beach FL where Warner was playing baseball. This was the beginning of a life-long love for Florida, baseball, and Key West sunsets. Joyce and Warner lived where Warner served UCC congregations in St. Paul in Deerfield IL; St. John in Beecher IL, St. Mark in Chicago Heights, IL; St. Paul in Chelsea MI; Zion in North Canton OH; Trinity in Tiffin OH; and First Congregational in Owosso MI. After Warner retired in 1994, they moved to Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill TN and Lakeland FL. After Warner’s death in 2012 Joyce moved to Crossville TN. Joyce was a lifelong traveler and adventurer. Along with her family and Smoky the dog, she traveled throughout the United States in tents, campers and motor homes. One of her mottos was “Getting There is Half the Fun.” Joyce was first and foremost a mother. At various times she worked part time in administrative support for Mercywood Hospital, Ann Arbor MI, St. Francis Nursing Home, Tiffin OH, and the church. She also enjoyed reading, music, nature, and taking care of her backyard birds.

Another of Joyce’s mottos was, “Life Goes On.” Joyce’s legacies include her son Stephen Siebert (Beth Zebron), Hunt Valley MD; Pamela Dyer (Rick), St. Joseph MI; Leslie Siebert, Honey Brook PA; and Susan Engle (Matt), Pickerington OH. Her seven grandchildren include: Warner Siebert (Katie) and Stephanie Salomon (David); Andrew Dyer (Robert) and Timothy Dyer (Larisa); Turner Engle (Summer), Carson Engle (Emily 1) and Riley Engle (Emily 2). She had seven great grandchildren: Annabelle, Beau and Harrison Siebert; Jack and James Salomon, Henrik Dyer and Vivien Engle. She is also survived by a sister, Phyllis Rickman, Crete IL, and brother Elmer Johnson (Barbara), Ventura CA.
At her request, services will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Cumberland County, 30 East Adams St., Crossville TN 38555 or The Warner H. Siebert, Sr. Scholarship at Eden Theological Seminary, 475 East Lockwood Ave., St. Louis MO 63119-3192. They established this scholarship in Warner’s father’s memory.

The family would especially like to thank Hospice of Cumberland County.