Patricia Louise (Joyce) Dennis, age 70 of Harrisville, West Virginia, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.Born December 30, 1940 in Steubenville, she is the daughter of the late James R. Joyce Sr. and Frances M. Stoeckel Joyce. Patty was a 1958 graduate of Steubenville High School, and a former member of the Our Lady of North American Martyr''s Catholic Church in Pleasant Hill before moving to Florida. She wore many hats, wife, mother, friend, Charity Worker, leader of Girls and Boy Scouts, 4-H worker, employee of the former Weirton Steel Corporation and other companies.In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, James R. Joyce Jr.Patty is survived by her husband of 51 years, Ralph Eugene Dennis Sr. of the family home in Harrisville, whom she married August 29, 1959. Three sons, Ralph Eugene Dennis Jr. and his wife Lisa of Grafton, West Virginia, Donald Alan Dennis and his wife Serena of Land O'' Lakes, Florida, Robert James Dennis of Harrisville, West Virginia; three grandchildren, Ralph Eugene Dennis III of Wheeling, West Virginia, Amber Nicole Dennis and Trevor Alan Dennis of Land O'' Lakes, Florida; Great Grandson, Alex S. Dennis of Land O'' Lakes, Florida; a brother Donald G. Joyce and his wife Sharon of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; a sister Mrs. Nancy Hilliard; and many nieces and nephews.Family and friends will gather for visitation on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the Clarke Funeral Home a