Born at the Switzer Homeplace just north of Roanoke, Il. Went to Blackburn College, and later to ISU at Normal, receiving her Master's Degree in Reading there. She taught school most of her adult life, beginning in one-room schools around Roanoke area and later teaching in Spring Bay and LowPoint-Washburn Grade Schools.  

 Joyce was a very active person in education, politics and religious life.  She was on many committees and chaired some of them. She was president of the Woodford County Historical Sociey at the time when the Log Cabin was moved from the Lourdes area to the Black Partridge Park in Metamora. Being a part of that was a great source of joy to her.

M. Ralph LeRoy Whisler Dec. 20, 1940

Children

 Lester Le Roy Whisler B. Jan. 1, 1942,  Dorothy Lynne Whisler B. May 10, 1945, Mary Linda Whisler B. Aug.7, 1951, Anne Marie Loretta Whisler B. Feb. 11, 1954

Family History Quilt

Moms One Room School

Pruzzle Winner!

Woodford C. Flag Designer

Joyce's Family

Mom's Playhouse

Ralph & Kids in Timber

Sunbathing at College

 Ralph & Kids at Station

 While president of the Historical Society, Joyce also spearheaded the effort to reprint the 1857 Woodford Co. History. She also was of great help when her son Les led the same group in the effort to reprint the historic Woodford Co. Atlases into one combined Atlas, for research purposes.  She loved books and her personal collection filled one whole room (the Red Room Library) and great portions of other rooms in her home.

 Joyce inherited her families love for the arts. Her mother Erma was an avid photographer, and she followed this interest, producing huge numbers of photoalbums, and 8 mm. movie films of her family. Her grandmother Martha Jane Switzer was talented in Scherenschnitte, and her mother Erma was a very talented painter.  Joyce produced many posters, drawings and paintings, her favorite artist was Grant Wood. She fashioned cutout outdoor scenes, of Disney characters, and also nativity.  She made papier-mache heads of Disney Characters and joined with her grandchildren in parades in the area displaying them.  That was as much fun for her as for her grandchildren. (possibly more)  Below are examples of her artwork.

 Joyce also spent many hours doing architectural drawings of her house.  Those resulted in on addition to the living room being built, and later a beautiful sun room added to the entry way.  These were all planned for years on paper, before being carried out in reality.