Alva Review-Courier -

Donna Dorene Joy was born October 15, 1936, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Kenneth and Pearl (Steward) Benningfield. She

passed away June 15, 2019, at Hillsboro Community Hospital in Hillsboro, Kansas, at the age of 82 years, 4 mo

nths and 15 days.Besides her parents, Dorene was preceded in death by her sister, Wanda Jean (Benningfield) Eckert, and grandson,

Jacob Joy.

Dorene is survived by her husband Melvin Joy of their home in Durham, Kansas; two children, son Dan Joy (of

Corvallis, Oregon); daughter Lori Harding (Martin) (of Wichita, Kansas), brother Kenneth Max (LaDonna)

Benningfield (of Alva), gr...