Mary Joyce

American country and gospel singer. Born May 22, 1931 in Fargo, North Dakota. Died December 18, 2018 in Grand Forks, North Dakota (age 87). She won her first talent show in Red Lake Falls, MN in 1949. She sang professionally and recorded both country and gospel music in Nashville, Tennessee. She visited with Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and opened shows across the country for Boxcar Willie, Tom T. Hall, and Lynn Anderson.