from NORTHERN NEW YORK [NY] CONFERENCE, MEMOIRS, page 160: EUGENE HOWARD JOY This valiant leader in our Conference, who had given forty years of effective service therein, fell asleep in the home of his son in Los Angeles, California [CA]. In 1930, while visiting the family of Jason Joy, he suffered a paralytic stroke, which confined him in bed for six patient years of suffering. In letters to the writer, dictated to others, he always praised the devoted and tireless service rendered in caring for him by Colonel and Mrs. Joy. Doctor Joy's ministerial career ran the gamut of service of an intinerant Methodist minister. He served both country and city churches, as well as two terms as District Superintendent. "This one thing I do" might appropri- [It is continued on page 161, but I do not have a photocopy of that page. He was not my ancestor, but I assume he worked with Rev. David F. Pierce, my step great-grandfather.] Transcribed by, Janice Jordan