DANVILLE – Loretta Joy Blubaugh, 76, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, at the Knox Community Hospital ER.
Joy was born in Lawrence County, Ind., on Sept. 17, 1944. She was the daughter of Harvey and Esther (Jones) Staggs. She was a member of the St. Luke Catholic Church in Danville, where she was a Eucharistic Minister, and a member of the RCIA. She was a church “Volunteer of the Year” award winner, and she also was a former member of the American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary.
Joy was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Lisa Brazzell; a brother, John Staggs; and a sister, Brenda Brock.
She is survived by her husband, Bob Blubaugh; three sons, Herb, Harvey, and James Asbury; a sister, Nadra Sanders; brothers, Bob and Steve Staggs; and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held at the St. Luke Church, 307 N. Market St., Danville, at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30. Father Homer Blubaugh will officiate, along with co-celebrants, Fathers Hammond and Olvera, and Deacon Tim Birie. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Knox County Humane Society, 400 Columbus Road Mount Vernon, OH 43050, or at knoxhumanesociety.org. The Fischer Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Visit fischerfunertalhome.com.
