Anna Joyce K. Aubry

Anna Joyce Killian Aubry (Joyce) was born December 11, 1930 on a farm near Calico Rock, Arkansas, the oldest of six siblings, the daughter of Dorothy (Lewis) and Virgle Killian. Joyce graduated from high school at the age of 16 and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she worked as a secretary for an oil company and as a model. She met her husband, Eugene C. Aubry (Gene) at the church she attended. During their marriage, Joyce and Gene lived in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, before moving to the Orlando area in 1958, where they brought up their three children. Joyce became active in PTA leadership while her children attended public schools; she went on to become a real estate broker and co-founder of Regal Realty. She was instrumental in bringing Habitat for Humanity to Orlando and actively involved in the construction of the first houses. Joyce was very active in her churches, attending First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, where she was an ordained elder, before transferring her membership to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, where she was also an ordained elder. Joyce and Gene thoroughly enjoyed taking their family boating on the lakes and rivers of Florida, and spent countless weekends creating wonderful memories for their children. For many summers they drove back to Arkansas while pulling their family boat, so that their extended family could enjoy boating together on beautiful Lake Norfork. During their later years, Joyce and Gene were able to enjoy trips abroad together. They also enjoyed the friendship of their neighbors in the Dover Shores neighborhood where they lived beginning in 1959. Joyce suffered significant brain trauma in 2011 and spent the last years of her life being well cared for by the staff at Conway Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center, where she died on September 4, 2018. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister Linda Killian, and her brother WH Killian. She is survived by daughter Amanda Aubry Cowan (David), Orlando, son Philip Aubry (Vickie), Texas, son Mark Aubry (Esperanza), Palm Beach Gardens, sister Doris Wills, Oklahoma, sister Dortha Killian, Oklahoma, and sister Bonnie Kazemi, Colorado, along with their children and grandchildren. Joyce leaves behind a legacy of love for her family, service to her church and community out of obedience to God, love of travel, and an intense interest in politics. A service in Joyce's memory is scheduled for Friday, September 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Memorial gifts may be made to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Habitat for Humanity, or Heifer Project.

Anna Joyce K. Aubry

December 11, 1930 - September 4, 2018