Joy Parsons Gilbert ... enjoyed drawing, calligraphy

STRAFFORD - "On June 20, 2018 at 7:25 p.m., Joy Parsons Gilbert, the love of my life, passed from this life and ascended to our Heavenly Fathers house in Heaven. She was one of the warmest and most loving persons you could ever meet. She was gifted with artistic ability and had a love for horses and animals and loved her pastime which was riding horses." Tom
Joy was born on Jan. 6, 1956, in Presque Isle, Maine; the daughter of Robert F. and Marion (Barnes) Parsons. She attended Burdett College in Boston even though her artistic abilities were drawing and writing calligraphy.
"She possessed so many virtuous qualities - kindness, gentleness, joy, gladness, goodness, peaceful countenance, steadfastness. I especially enjoyed her child-like faith and silly sense of humor. Joy was absolutely devoted to God with an immovable, unshakable faith. She touched the lives of all she met and she leaves a uniquely shaped void that no other can fill. My heart goes out to all who loved her and also mourn her passing. I will miss her every single day until I see her again on the other side. RIP dearest friend. You fought the good fight and proved "Valiant" till the end." (Kim, a very Dear Friend)
She is survived by her husband, Thomas R. Gilbert Jr., of Strafford; Stepsons, Peter Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, Daughters in-law, Kathy Gilbert and Emily Ferguson Gilbert all of Rochester; her granddaughter, Julianna Gilbert; her sisters in-law, Karen Parsons of Barrington, Mary Gilbert of Portsmouth; Brother in-law, Mark Gilbert of Stratham; her cousin Barb Bubar of Ft. Fairfield, Maine; her Aunts, Rowena Rand of Presque Isle, Maine and Glendora Pettygrove of N.C.