Darlene "Joy" Hummell, 76, of Marianna, Florida, passed away October 28, 2015 in a Panama City hospital. She was born January 15, 1939 to James and Thelma Setters. She was a retired accountant. She had been a resident of Marianna for 16 years. She was a member of the Palo Alto Church of Christ. She was known as "Mrs. Claus" to many people.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Mary Bordelon and grandchild, Jesse Jones.
She is survived by her husband, Charles "Chuck" Hummell; children, Denise Dutton (Doc), Pamela Travis, Steven Hummell (Melissa), Terry Hummel (Nector), Tammy Arwood (Bill), Charlyn Baxley (Dusty) and Rebecca Wolff (Jim); grandchildren, Dr. Stephanie Dutton, Marshall Dutton, Michael Travis, Sean and Jason Hummel, Bryce Freeman (Ashley), Courtney Hummell, Christopher and Derek Yeomans, William Arwood (Maureen), Steve Arwood, Jason Cox (Niki), and Christi Dague (Kyle);great grandchildren, Julius Freeman, Madeline Shady, Alexia Hummel, William and Calli Arwood, Steven, Nathan, and Noah Cox, Grace, Gavin, Josiah, Liberty, and Sofia Dague.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 1 p.m. EST at the Tallahassee National Cemetery, 5015 Apalachee Parkway in Tallahassee, Florida.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. CST at the Palo Alto Church of Church in Panama City, Florida with Kenny Payne officiating.
Memorial donations may be made in Joy's memory to St Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Palo Alto Church of Christ Mission Ministry.