Judith Josephine Jueckstock

Judith Josephine Jueckstock, 78, of Taylors, South Carolina entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 9, 2024 while under hospice care in her home. Judy was born on July 27, 1945 in Newton, New Jersey. The second daughter of Walfred LaRoy and Lillie Josephine Anderson, she grew up alongside her two sisters and three brothers in her parents’ native Iowa, her early life marked by the privileges and challenges of being a small-town pastor’s daughter. She professed faith in Christ at a young age and showed a whole-hearted commitment to preserving the effectiveness of her father’s pastoral ministry and maintaining the consistency of her own Christian testimony throughout her growing up years. Judy attended Appalachian Bible Institute (now Appalachian Bible College) from 1964 to 1967. It was during her senior year that she first encountered a handsome but shy freshman from Michigan named John Jueckstock. A respectful friendship blossomed into an unexpected courtship over the next three years as John finished his studies at ABC and Judy worked as secretary to the college president. They were married on January 1, 1970. Judy spent much of the next 16 years supporting John’s continuing music education and assisting his work as minister of music in multiple churches and music faculty at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama, and Appalachian Bible College in Bradley, West Virginia. When their only child, Jordan Philip, was born in 1986, she transitioned to full-time homemaking, mothering, and home-schooling for the next two decades, 14 years of which were spent on the mission field in Italy. Judy was known for her tireless work ethic, her attention to detail, her kindness and thoughtfulness toward others, her conscientious commitment to duty, and her steadfast refusal to complain—ever. The last 10 years of her life comprised an unending battery of trials and suffering: a near-fatal bout of bacterial meningitis that destroyed her left eye, crippling joint pain necessitating one hip and two knee replacement surgeries, five years of selfless care for John following his debilitating stroke in 2019, and, finally, the breast cancer whose side effects effectively blinded her for the last four months of her life. Through all of this, however, Judy consistently refused to complain and instead thanked God for what blessings she retained and enjoyed. Judy is predeceased by her sister Vivian Sisario and sister-in-law Martha Anderson. She is survived by her devoted husband of 54 years, John Douglas Jueckstock; her son Jordan Philip and beloved daughter-in-law Jessica Esther; sister Ramona (Don) Samples; brother-in-law Frank Sisario; brothers David Anderson, Dan (Rosalie) Anderson, and Philip (Janna) Anderson; numerous nieces and nephews; and the four grandchildren she loved and doted on to the end: John David, Josephine Kay, Jadyn Marie, and Jedidiah LaRoy. Her funeral service will be held on Monday, July 15th, at Faith Free Presbyterian Church, 1207 Haywood Road, Greenville, South Carolina, at 1 o’clock p.m. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service beginning at noon. A graveside committal service will follow at Coleman Memorial Cemetery in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Faith Free Presbyterian Church, 1207 Haywood Road, Greenville, SC, 29615. Any funds received in her memory will be dedicated to ministries serving children and young people from broken and Christless homes, a cause that Judy had prayed for and materially supported for many years. The service will be streamed live at https://faithfpc.org/live.

Judith Josephine Jueckstock

July 27, 1945 - July 9, 2024