Joyce Darlene Shearer, age 70, of Chesterfield passed from this life on June 3, 2013 in St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Va.  She is survived by her husband, Clarence "Bud" Shearer, her son,  Brian Shearer of Midlothian, her sister, Janice Layton of Pennsylvania and her brother, Wayne Layton of Orlando, Fla. and her three grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Selma Johnson Layton and her son, Lee Scott Shearer.  Funeral services will be held at 7PM on Thursday June 6, 2013 at the Hillsman-Hix Funeral Home 16409 Court St. in Amelia with interment private for the convenience of the family.