Helen Bernice Boyce

Helen Bernice Boyce, age 92, of Lone Jack, Missouri passed away at her home on
Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

She was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma to John W. Clark and
Fay Helen (Poynter) Clark. Graveside service will be held in Lebanon, Missouri.

Known as "Bernice" she was a kind, quiet, gentle woman who spoke little but when she
did, everyone listened. She was a homemaker for many years and served her family of
nine children with great love and devotion. She eventually went to work for the Head
Start Program as an Early Childhood Education Coordinator/Social Worker in Kansas City, Mo. After retiring from the Kansas City Missouri School District, she found purpose and value in serving the elderly for 17 years as a respite caregiver through the
Senior Companion Program. She received their top award for the faithful years of
devoted and compassionate care she provided.

She finally decided it was time to fully retire at age 83. She spent her entire life serving others with love, compassion and
selflessness. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, very active in Parents of
Murdered Children for many years and loved her Red Hats ladies group.
She loved music, cooking, collecting her favorite treasures from thrift stores and bird
watching. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who loved to be surrounded by her
family and friends every opportunity she had.

She is survived by five of her nine children, Orville Waller, SC, Janice DeMoss (Ed),
Lone Jack, Mo., Dianne Fortner (Jim), Kansas City, Mo., Donna Wages (George),
Gladstone, Missouri, David Waller (Gale), Kansas City, Mo., 30 grandchildren, 61 great
grandchildren; 8 great-great grandchildren; and her sister, Lucille Meyers of Republic, MO.

She was preceded in death by her parents John and Faye Clark, brother Johnny L. Clark
her husband, Wayne B. Boyce, sons Clifford F. Waller, Jr., Kenneth R. Waller, James
Dennis Waller and Patrick Lynn Waller.

Contributions may be made in her honor to City Union Mission.