Joy Virginia Stembridge, 88, a Rock Island resident and Warren County native was born Jan. 31, 1930 and died May 14 at St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness. She was retired from Kingston Timers, a member of Bluff Springs Church of Christ and daughter of the late Donnie and Samantha Mitchell Redmon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Loyde “Slim” Stembridge; granddaughter, Charity Star Stembridge; brother and sister-in-law, J.B. and Ethel Redmon; sisters and brother-in-law, Lula Mae and Remus McCormick, Marie Wolf, Lucredia Brown and Pauline McCormick.