Joyce Erica Baynes

The family have requested everyone to wear bright colours at Joyce's service - No black please. Joyce was the second of four children. She was born in Edinburgh but the family eventually relocated to Bushey, Hertfordshire where she attended both the local primary school followed by Watford Grammar School. Initially qualifying as a secretary, she went on to train as a nurse at the esteemed St Thomas’ Hospital, London. Qualifying as a ‘Nightingale’ in 1957, from such a famous hospital, gave her the freedom to work all over the world so she took up the challenge. She worked in London, Calgary, Inuvik (in the North West Territories of Canada, 60 miles from the North Pole), and Nazareth. Her travels took her to places like Gaza, Jordan and Italy. In 1970 she took up the post of Sister on Ward 9a (men’s surgical) at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. She bought a home in Ecclesfield and settled into the village community and was a member of the congregation at St Mary’s church. Her passions included making many of her own clothes, growing flowers in her garden, her Christian faith and her art work for which she converted her attic into a studio. She was a kind and generous aunt who would give up her annual leave to host her nieces and nephews. She was famous for her cooking skills, her homemade lemonade and her picnics, and barbecues at the bottom of her garden. She is remembered my many local people for the strict and high standards of care she demanded at work and the compassionate support she gave so many people at home.