BELYEA, JOY - Please join us for a Celebration of Life for Joy Belyea (Joy of Framing) at 11AM June 21, in her garden at 199 Parkhurst Drive. Eleithe Joy Carruthers was born in Winnipeg on March 2, 1929, and died December 26, 2013 in Fredericton. Predeceased by husband Kevin; parents Lt. Col. Walter John and Susie (Bell) Carruthers; sisters Gwen Carruthers, Grace Wellons, and chosen sister Margaret (Cappy) Morris; brothers Walter and Bill.   She is survived by daughter Susan and her children Amanda and Jared; son Andrew (Gisele) and their children Danielle and Kevin; daughter Penny (George Bradbury); sisters-in-law Banny Belyea and Delores Carruthers; brother-in-law Eldon Belyea; relatives in Alaska, Alberta and Washington; and lastly, Willow, her constant companion and beloved Siamese cat. Joy was raised in Alaska, then lived in Regina through her childhood years. Her family then moved Halifax, where she graduated from QEHS and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design during the summers. She then attended Acadia University where she met Kevin, and they married in 1949. She taught Home Ec. in Montreal before moving to Sunshine Gardens in 1950. At 37 Joy was widowed when Kevin died from a car accident. She delivered Penny 3 weeks later. She was a woman ahead of her time and went on to raise her children as a single mother, even though it was not the socially acceptable option at the time. In 1968 she graduated from the Craft School, and began summering at Magaguadavic Lake, establishing many lifelong friendships and traditions that her children and grandchildren still enjoy. In 1972 she moved with her children to Vancouver to be closer to her parents; she missed Fredericton though, and the following summer drove her ‘69 Firebird back to NB with the kids. She found work at a framing store in Kings Place which she soon purchased and renamed Joy of Framing which still serves Fredericton today. She loved Fredericton and was a charter member of the Capital Winter Club and the Unitarian Fellowship; a member of the St. Andrew’s Society, the Historical Society, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; and was recently honoured as a 50 year member of the Liberal association. Joy was a remarkable woman, memorable for being as spirited and strong-willed as she was well-dressed. She was a single mother and female entrepreneur in a time when opportunities for independent women were much more restricted. Always current, she bought a laptop at age 81 and joined Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family. She was an accomplished cook, knitter, and seamstress, but most of all she was a fantastic gardener. Anyone who knew Joy knew her passion for flowers, which she could often identify by their Latin names.  She spent the sunny afternoons of her life weeding soil, tending shoots, and sowing seeds that grew into breathtaking blooms under her expert care. Joy was a woman who established legacies: a love of Magaguadavic, a professional business, and a garden that even now is quietly unfolding into colour under the June sun and rain. We would like to thank those who helped us with her end of life care: Dr. Russell King, the ICU staff and the nurses of the DECH and Anne MacInnes. Thanks to Steven Crawford for helping her with the production of many thoroughly enjoyed batches of Merlot, Chardonnay, and Cabernet. Special thanks to Yvonne Vaughan for being her lifelong friend, adviser, shopping partner, and intellectual equal in many spirited conversations.