Joy Carden

Mrs. Joy Clancy Carden, 96, passed away on July 22, 2022. Mrs. Carden was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 29, 1926. Her parents returned to Knoxville when she was an infant. She remained a Knoxville resident for the remainder of her life. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in her childhood and the last 20 years before her death. She was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in the interim years Mrs. Carden worked at Bill’s Comfort Shoes for 14 years and then worked for Clancy’s Service Stamp Company for over 40 years. She continued to work for Clancy’s five days a week until a few weeks before her death. Mrs. Carden was preceded in death by her parents, John A. Clancy, Sr. and Ellen Joy Clancy. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Joseph E. Carden, and daughter-in-law, Bernarda B. Carden. Four sisters and three brothers preceded Mrs. Carden in death—Mrs. Teresa Clancy Irwin, Mrs. Mary Jo Clancy Williams, Mrs. Frances Clancy Noe, Mrs. Annunciata Clancy Nutter, Joseph L. Clancy II, John A. Clancy, Jr., and Thomas S. Clancy II. Mrs. Carden is survived by her son, Thomas E. Carden of Marietta, Georgia, two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Clancy Pickering, and Mrs. Patricia Clancy Winter both of Knoxville, and two brothers, Walter A. Clancy, II of Knoxville, and Daniel A. Clancy of Jackson, TN. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Joseph T. Carden of Alexandria, VA, and Caren R. Carden of Washington, DC, and two great grandsons, William J. Carden and Andrew J. Carden both of Alexandria, VA and a multitude of nieces, nephews, and cousins. A private Internment was conducted at Calvary Cemetery by Father Charles Donahue, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mrs. Carden’s name to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 W. Vine St. Knoxville, TN 37902 or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 87 Lacey St. Marietta, GA 30060. The family also wishes to thank Vickie, Gianna, and Martha of Amedisys Home Care and Courtney and Tiffany of Amedisys Hospice for their loving and compassionate care during Mrs. Carden’s final weeks. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mynattfh.com