Born on November 7, 1937, in Penn Yan, she was a daughter of Roger and Mary (Mattice) Pulver. On January 24, 1959, in Lawrenceville, Pa, she married Larry E. Law who preceded her in death on March 3, 2017.

Joyce was a graduate of Penn Yan High School Class of 1955.

She was an insurance Broker for Haynes Mabey Agency in Cuba until 1985, then she and her husband moved to Dover, PA, where she was employed by York Chrysler Plymouth and Diehl Motor Co., in York, PA. Later she worked parttime as a bookkeeper at the Grandview Golf Course in York, PA, retiring in 2002.

Joyce was treasurer for the Dover Historical Society and for the East Berlin Historical Preservation Society until she and her husband returned to Cuba in 2011. In Cuba, she became involved with the Cuba Historical Society where she maintained their website and volunteered at Palmer Opera House.

Surviving are: a son, James Law of Cuba; two daughters, Tina (Robin) Edwards of Cuba, and Sharon Law of Rochester; three grandchildren, Amber Allison, Kristin (Robert) Hughes, and Jordan (Cassandra) Zalar; and two great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter; a brother Edward Pulver of Waterloo; a sister Althea Spears of Penn Yan; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister-in-law Delores Pulver.

Friends will be received at the Mark F. Rinker Funreal Home & Memorial Service, Inc., 9 Bull Street, Cuba, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 from 5-8 P.M. Pastor Claudia Little will officiate.

Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Avoca, New York.

Memorials may be made to the Allegany County Office of the Aging or charity of the donor’s choice.