Joyce Fent, age 93, of Salina passed away September 26, 2024. Fent was born to Albert and Ethel Penque on April 14, 1931 in Medford, Massachusetts. She graduated with honors from Medford High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1949-1951 during the Korean War. Following her military service she served on the Salina Planning Commission, was a 4-H leader for 30 years, and was the Outreach Exhibiter at the Salina Art Center. She was a well recognized artist and environmentalist.
Her parents, one sister Anita Gaff of Bucksport, Maine and her husband O.S. (Nick) Fent preceded her in death. She is survived by three children, Stephan C. White and his wife Cheryl J. White of Baldwin City, Kansas, Sandy L. White of Shirley, Indiana, and Ronald S. Fent of Salina, sister Eileen B. Falcione, and nephews John Falcione Jr. of Medford, Mass, and Robert Gaff Jr. of Florida.