Mrs. Joyce Ann (Winchester) Gee, age 70, of Louisville, Kentucky (formerly of Murray, Kentucky) passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Joyce was a devoted mother, grandmother, and wife whose unwavering love for her family was the foundation of her life. Strong-willed and tenacious, she broke barriers throughout a career devoted to public service. She began her career working in the Water and Sewer division of Murray Municipal Utilities before becoming the General Manager for the Hardin County Water District in Radcliff, Kentucky. From there she progressed as the General Manager of the Georgetown Water and Sewer District in Georgetown, Kentucky, forging a path in a traditionally male field with confidence, wit, and determination. She finished her professional career as an analyst for Summit Energy Group in Louisville, Kentucky, completing more than three decades serving the public in various roles. She lived and worked with a strong moral compass and sense of ethics, as well as a gentle ferocity that helped her shatter the glass ceiling of an industry once almost exclusively dominated by males. In so doing, creating change and blazing new trails for females that followed in her footsteps helped pave the way for them to find their own avenues to success.
Known for her quick sense of humor and wise counsel, Joyce was a trusted source of support to many. An active member of Southeast Christian Church, she served faithfully on the worship production team and as a proofreader for church publications. She found profound happiness in time spent with her grandchildren—her greatest joys—as well as in gardening alongside her husband Richard and in staying closely connected with her siblings, children, and extended family. Her strength, guidance, and love will be deeply missed and forever cherished by everyone who knew her. Though Joyce is no longer with us physically, the bright light and abundance of love she created in this world will carry on through her family, friends and everyone else that she knew and touched. She was a beacon of thoughtfulness and selflessness in difficult times that will never be forgotten and whose impact on so many can never be understated.
Mrs. Gee was born on February 27, 1955, in Murray, Kentucky, to the late E.D. and Maude (Parker) Winchester and was the youngest of seven siblings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister (Betty Cooper) and three brothers (Hal Winchester, Will T. Winchester, and Bill Winchester).
Joyce leaves behind a legacy of love through her survivors, including her husband of almost 37 years, Richard Gee (also of Louisville, Kentucky). Richard and Joyce were married on June 28, 1988, in Murray, Kentucky and have four children and five grandchildren. Joyce is survived by two daughters, Brooke Gee-Lowry of Mayfield, Kentucky, and Sarah Parker (along with her husband Woody) of Louisville, Kentucky and by two sons, Josh Gibson (along with his wife Courtney) of Toledo, Ohio, and Aaron Gee of Nashville, Tennessee. Other surviving family members include one sister, Sue McKinney of Murray, Kentucky, and one brother, Joe Pat Winchester (and his wife Hilda) of Murray, Kentucky. Finally, she is survived by the light of her life, her five grandchildren: Haley, Noah, Avery, and Sawyer Gibson (all of Toledo, Ohio) and Vinn Lowry (of Mayfield, Kentucky). Joyce also maintained close relationships with multiple cousins along with several nieces and nephews, who survive as well.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Murray, Kentucky. A memorial service will be held immediately afterward at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services. John Dale will officiate and an intimate burial service for family will follow the memorial service in the Hicks Cemetery near the Cherry Corner community.
In lieu of sending flowers, the Gee Family has requested that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Childplace Family Services, 2420 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130, by phone, 812-282-8248, or by website link, https://childplace.org/support-us/donate
Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.