Joyce Ann Mears, 56 LAUREL - Joyce Ann Mears, of Laurel, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was 56. Joyce was born in Seaford. She was a homemaker and member of the Blades U.M. Church in Blades. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters, going to church and the beach and sightseeing. She especially loved spending time with her family. Her mother, Ruth Ellen Meredith; husband, Jerry V. Mears; brother, Fred Smith III; and son, Richard Mears, precedes her in death. She is survived by her father, Fred Smith Jr. of Blades; fiancé, Ronald L. Elliott; two daughters, Michelle Lowe and her fiancé Tony Windsor of Seaford and Lisa Mears and her fiancé Doug Hudson of Laurel; three sisters, Diane Harrington, Debbie Waldridge, both of Laurel and Donna Ockels of Seaford; four grandchildren, Christopher Lowe and his wife Jessica, Kara Beth Mears, Jaread V. Mears and Courtney E. Gordy; and several special nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be noon, Saturday, March 13, at Blades U.M. Church, 306 S. Market St., Blades. Friends may call Friday night from 6 to 8 p.m. in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford. Contributions may be made to: American Lung Association, 422 S. Governors Ave., Dover, De 19904.