Joyce Saurey

Joyce Saurey, 95, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026 at her home in Rexburg surrounded by loved ones.

Joyce was born on September 8 of 1930 to Joe and Ina Thomson Ball. She attended and graduated school at Sugar-Salem at 17 years old. She then worked for the ASC office, which fit her love of secretariat work, carrying that with her for the rest of her life. She simply loved bookkeeping.

Joyce married the love of her life Grant Saurey on March 1, 1950 in the Idaho Falls LDS temple. They added 6 kids to this beautiful union.

Joyce and Grant were inseparable. They enjoyed camping, allowing them to spend many happy days together in the mountains. They raised a beautiful farm with a herd of cattle. They grew a big beautiful garden. Joyce would often feed farm hands, friends, and even strangers who would stop by using the produce they’d worked so hard to grow.

Joyce loved quilting, crocheting, embroidery work, and puzzles.

Joyce was a very faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She held many callings in the church, spent 17 years in the primary, and sincerely enjoyed working in both the ward and the stake Relief Society presidency as a secretary. She had a deep love for God and her Savior.

Joyce had beautiful blue eyes and a ready smile as well as showering compliments on everyone that she ever met. Joyce loved people and people loved Joyce.

Joyce was a very healthy and strong woman and lived independently at 95, and people would often remark to her that they couldn’t believe she was 95. She loved that.

Joyce was preceded in death by her loving parents, three sisters, and her eternal companion Grant.

Joyce leaves behind a long legacy of love, including her six children Jody (Kelly) Huth, San Francisco, CA; Rosie (Layne) Turner, Big Piney, WY; Floyd (Rita) Saurey Hibbard, ID; Tom (Stacy) Saurey, Denver, CO; Kelly (Debbie) Saurey, Melba, ID; Peggy (Glen) Jeppesen, Salem, ID.

She has 17 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Our family would like to thank Rexburg Homestead and Rexburg Homestead and Hospice staff for all of their love and friendship.

We love you, Mom.