Visitation for Joel Lee Hoy will be held at Basham Funeral Care (3312 Niles
St.) on Wednesday evening, March 31, 2004, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and funeral
services will be held in the Basham Funeral Care Chapel at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday morning, April 1, 2004. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Joel Lee Hoy was botn September 16, 1925 in Altus, Oklahoma and he passed
away on March 28, 2004 in Bakersfield, California. Joel was preceded in death by
his son, Bill Muir; parents, Miles and Maude Hoy and sister, Ruby Heyl; and
he is survived by his wife, Betty Hoy; daughter and son-in-law, Joelene and
Jeff Flowers; daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Tom Scott; 7 grandchildren,
Timothy, Elizabeth, Jayden, Billy, Susan, Bryan and Randee. Joel was an activer
member of various Veteran's organizations. He had his own business, Joe's Office
Machines; he also worked with the Kern County Welfare Department as a social
worker.
He retired from Kern County District Attorney's Office Child Support
Division. His greatest joy was making court appearances to help settle his cases.
His favorite pastime was shopping for bargains, to build a cabin in the
mountains, and helping anybody he ran into. His best companions were his dog, Dotty
and his 14 year-old cat, Scruffy. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation
to Hoffmann Hospice, 5300 California Avenue, Ste. 1, Bakersfield, CA, 93309.
For additional service information, please contact Basham Funeral Care,
873-8200.
