Joyce McKinney Nail, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died on May 2, 2023, at the age of 87.
She is survived by her children, Valerie Frey-McClung (Will) of Morgantown; Linda F. Cantley (Jim) of Madison, Conn.; Julie F. Moneagle (Ken) of Woodstock, Va.; and William Frey III of Inwood, as well as her grandchildren, William Cantley, Allison Bradley, Laura Nygren, Rebecca Gray, Anna McClung, Kelsey Palko, and Randall Gray. She also leaves behind four great-grandchildren, Lucy, Claire and Kate Cantley and Norah Nygren, as well as a large and loving extended family including a special foster son, Mason Pena, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents Randall and Leona McKinney, her husband, John Perry Nail, her sisters, Joan McKinney Ott and Mary McKinney Fugate, and brother, Randall McKinney.
Joyce was born in Grafton, on August 15, 1935. She received a diploma in nursing from Saint Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Clarksburg, and subsequently served as a devoted nurse for more than 40 years, touching many lives from newborns and their mothers to patients in rehabilitation.
Joyce was an avid flower gardener, fervent Scrabble player, and a proud and lifelong fan of both the Grafton Bearcats and the WVU Mountaineers. She leaves behind a wealth of witty “Joyce-isms”, which her family will fondly recount with love and a great deal of laughter for many years to come. Joyce McKinney Nail was, truly, one of a kind and she will be dearly missed.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Smith Funeral & Cremation Care of Westover/Morgantown is providing care and guidance to the family.
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