Individual Details

Living with her grandmother in 1940 - parents divorced
1940 Census. Angels, Calaveras, CA, Hh 62
Frank M. Schrichfield, 49, b. OK, Hoist engineer, Gold mine
Lulu, wife, 52, b. Ohio
Joyce, grand-dau, 13, b. CA

Married Lawrence J. Notter, Jr., 2 Jun 1949, Pima, AZ. They were divorced 20 Jul 1970, Harris Co, TX. Had three children.

Married William D. Isom, Harris Co, TX, 4 Apr 1972. Divorced 28 Jan 1977, Harris Co. TX.

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Joyce Irene Brown Notter Kightlinger was born on December 14, 1926 in Stockton, California to Roscoe Franklin and Bertha Ferguson Brown. At the age of seven her mother remarried and moved to Seattle,Washington, dying a few months later and leaving Joyce to be raised by her aunt and uncle and her mother’s mother and stepfather. Joyce graduated from Grass Valley High School in 1944, the University of Arizona in 1948, and started teaching Physical Education and other subjects the following year in Arizona, and later California, New Jersey and Texas. On June 2, 1949 Joyce married Lawrence Jack Notter, son of Lawrence and Reba Gemmer Notter, in Tucson, Arizona. The couple had three children, Gary Craig and Carol. Jack worked as a chemical engineer for Shell Chemical creating moves every few years across the United States. Joyce enjoyed traveling, dancing, sports, people and other different activities. She had a strong will and determination that held out to the very end. She attended the First Baptist Church of Gridley. Joyce passed away on December 6, 2010 in Gridley, California. Joyce will be remembered for her cheerful and fun loving personality and her love of people and life. The family wishes to thank the many kind people who gave Joyce rides to church and the staff at Evergreen Health Care and Hovalid.

Joyce is survived by her three children, Gary (Sandy) Notter of Tulsa, OK; Craig Notter of Gilbert, AZ; and Carol (Jim) Brown of Gridley, CA; ten grandchildren, one great granddaughter and three cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe F. Brown and Bertha Ferguson Brown Heath, her grandparents, Roscoe W. and Margaret Guest Brown, William Ferguson, Lula Hesley Ferguson Schrichfield, and step-grandfather Francis Schrichfield. She is also preceded by her aunt and uncle, Bert and Dortha Marie Ferguson Hamilton and half uncle, Irvin Schrichfield.

Birth	14 Dec 1926	Stockton, San Joaquin County, California
Marriage	2 Jun 1949	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona - Lawrence Jack Notter
Death	6 Dec 2010	Gridley, Butte County, California

Spouse	Lawrence Jack Notter (1924 - 1988)
Child	Living

Father	Roscoe Franklin Brown (1902 - 1959)
Mother	Bertha Ferguson (1906 - 1934)