4/2/1935 ~ 8/12/2022

Our dear mother, Joyce Echols Finlinson, 87, of Fool Creek, Utah passed away August 12, 2022, with family by her side.

She was born to the late Robert Lee and Venla Echols, April 2, 1935, in Tucson, Arizona the 8th of 9 children born to the family. Joyce graduated from North Phoenix High School on May 28, 1953. She worked at a bakery where she found her passion for making donuts and decorating cakes. She also worked as a key punch operator for Mountain Bell Telephone prior to attending Brigham Young University.

She married the late Paul R Finlinson on December 27, 1958, in the Mesa, Arizona LDS temple. They lived together in Fool Creek prior to moving to Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles, California for a few years. Eventually the family settled in Fool Creek to a life of farming, ranching, and raising their family.