M. Joyce Silva, 82, died May 11, 2010, at the VNA hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., and lived in Sebastian since 1980, coming from Scotia, N.Y. She graduated from Plattsburgh State College with a degree in education. She was a teacher and restaurant owner with her husband. She was active in the Sebastian United Methodist Church Women’s Group. She was a volunteer teacher for Pelican Island Elementary, and a member of the Sebastian Historical Society, the Seafarers Club and the North County Library, where she developed the Children’s Story Hour. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Charles Silva; sons, Scott Silva and Gregg Silva, both of Sebastian, and Brian Silva of Hudson, Ohio; daughter, Lori Silva of Marston Mills, Mass.; brother, Wilbur Wakely of San Diego; sister, Judith Van Horn of Orlando; and six grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of the North County Library, P.O. Box 781313, Sebastian, FL 32978. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. May 23 at Sebastian United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home, Palm Bay.
