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Joyce Slaughter

TORONTO–Joyce Ann Slaughter, 62, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the Ohio State University East, Columbus.

She was born Aug. 4, 1954 in Steubenville.

Mrs. Slaughter was a member of the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church of Toronto. She was a 1972 graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School and served as an Emergency Medical Technician for the TEMS Joint Ambulance Service of Toronto and the ASI ambulance service of Steubenville.

She was preceded in death by her son, Donald Robert Slaughter and her father, Robert Merrill.

Mrs. Slaughter is survived by her husband, David Mark Slaughter; mother, Catherine (Gundrum) Merrill of Steubenville; step-sons, David B. Slaughter of Wellsville, and Todd S. Slaughter of Virginia Beach, Va.; one granddaughter; sisters, Karen Merrill Cooper of Steubenville, Diane Merrill of Wintersville, Ohio and Sally Merrill Speaker of Steubenville, and brother, Thomas Merrill of Archbold, Ohio.

Visitation will be held 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 11 at the Clarke Funeral Home, Toronto. Additional visitation will be held from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 12 at the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, corner of Findley Street and Euclid Avenue, Toronto.

A Vigil Service will be held 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home

A Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church with Celebrant the Reverend Father Thomas Vennitti. Interment will follow at the Toronto Union Cemetery.