Joyce Lauric

Joyce Watson Lauric, 69, of Butler passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at The Orchards of Saxonburg after a long battle with cancer.

Born April 2, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Morgan Watson Jr. and Lyle Louise Brooks Watson.

Joy will be remembered as a determined woman, who worked hard as a plumber, yet expressed beauty in painting and playing the piano. Joy was the first female plumbing inspector in Allegheny County.

She was a member of the Saxonburg Art Show.

Joy enjoyed fishing, boating, painting, and most of all, she dearly loved her husband, Bob, and favorite dog, Buddy.

Those who knew Joy will never forget her humor and laugh, which she used as her strength until her last day.

Surviving are her loving husband, Robert James Lauric, whom she married Aug. 1, 1988; her stepson, Bobby Lauric and his wife, Jen, of Camp Hill, Pa., and their children, Ethan, Zoe, Kolton, Jasmine, Lyric and Priscilla; and her stepdaughters, Cherie River of Pittsburgh and her children, Victor, Sophie and Rosie, and Laura Srocki and her husband, Walt, of Pittsburgh and their children, Veronica, Kenny, Sydney, Harrison, Tessa, Sarah and Mia.

She is also survived by her brother, Richard Lane Watson and his wife, Joyce, of Washington, Pa., and her sister-in-law, Donna M. Watson of Washington, Pa.

Also surviving are her nephews and families, whom she was very close with, Douglas Watson and his children, Bailey, Emma and Adam Watson, Mark Watson and his wife, Rena, and their children, Wesley and Lily Bea Watson, and Richard Watson and his wife, Marissa, and their daughter, Morgan Watson.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

LAURIC — There will be no visitation for Joyce Watson Lauric, who died Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

A private memorial service will be held in May for family and close friends.

Fox Funeral Home, Saxonburg, has been entrusted with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you do something kind for someone else in memory of Joy.

Please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.