Joyce Ann Mellon

Joyce Ann (Stephenson) Mellon, 92, of Needham, MA, passed away on September 2, 2026, in Fayetteville, AR at Katherine’s Place at Weddington.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the Fayetteville National Cemetery with Chaplain Kim Luwald, (CPE), HPT of the VA Hospital-Fayetteville, AR, officiating. Burial will follow at the Fayetteville National Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Neptune Society of Little Rock, AR.

Joyce was born in Needam, MA to Evelyn and Gerard Stephenson on November 15, 1933. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Newton Centre, MA. She graduated from Regis College in 1955, majoring in Home Economics and worked as a hospital dietician. She married Francis “Frank” Mellon on August 2, 1958, in Manchester, NH after being introduced by Frank’s sister, Jeri. She was a devoted wife and mother for 67 years. Joyce was a 2nd grade teacher at OLPH in Ilchester, MD. After launching her 5 children into young adulthood, she went back to school to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Home Economics from San Jose State University and was licensed as a Registered Dietician in Maryland and Ohio. Joyce and Frank enjoyed 37 years of retirement migrating between their home in Hobe Sound, FL and beloved camp on Nash’s Lake in Calais, ME. She had many wonderful friends in both locations and was always ready to go to the beach in FL or enjoy fantastic seafood at the New Friendly Restaurant in Perry, ME.

Joyce is preceded in death by her dear husband, Frank(2025), her sister Joan (1999), her mother, Evelyn (1982) and father, Gerard (1971).

Joyce is survived by her children and their spouses, Stephen and Kathy Mellon, Michael and Nancy Mellon, Jeffrey and Linda Mellon, Jeri Ann (Mellon) and Sidney Gutzwiller, Jon and Dawn Mellon, her 14 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Joyce was devoted to her family and provided loving, gentle care for all who knew her. Through the generosity of Frank and Joyce, they financially supported the education of their children and nearly all the grandchildren as lifelong learning was their passion.

Memorials may be given to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN.

The family of (Joyce Mellon) wish to extend their sincere thanks to all the caring and professional staff at Katherine’s Place who provided the necessary love and kindness that she needed in her final days.