Mrs. Joyce Elaine Pick

Joyce Elaine Pick … 77, of White Rock, Kings County, passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 in Orchard Hall, Kentville. Born in Vernon Mines, Mountain Front, Kings County, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Annie May (Keizer) Crandall. In her younger years, she had been employed as a housekeeper in Cape Breton, Halifax and the Annapolis Valley. She was primarily a homemaker, painter and crafter. In addition to painting, she enjoyed other arts such as knitting, crocheting, pottery and quilting. She even taught her late husband to quilt when he was 80. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed going for evening drives where she would deposit lupin seeds along the roadside during her travels. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Pick, White Rock; a son, Phillip (Tracey), Sunken Lake, Kings County; five grandchildren, Ian, William, Levi, Clayton and Lorna; two sisters, Hazel Melanson, Woodville and Muriel Young, Waterville; two brothers, Raymond (Lois) Crandall and Earl (Jean) Crandall, both of New Minas; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Elmer; a son, Kenneth; a sister, Patricia “Pat” Roy; two brothers, Willis and Howard. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation by family request. The funeral service, followed by a reception, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, Reverend Shelley Pick officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in the White Rock Cemetery, Kings County. Donations in memory may be made to the Parkinson Foundation of Canada or the Alzheimer Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.