Joyce worked as a highly regarded and respected Senior Piping Designer/Checker for all the major petro chemical/oil gas engineering corporations; such as Kellogg E&C, Flour E&C, Parsons E&C, all in Houston, Texas. Joyce retired in 1995, after four decades of a long and fruitful career.
Joyce worshipped her God and Jesus at First Colony Church of Christ in Sugar Land, Texas.
Joyce is survived by her husband, Joe A. Mireles; siblings Madeline, Shirley and Barney and children Geoffrey, Roger, Sterling, Jason, Jackie and Melinda; with all of them gifting her with many grandchildren.
Joyce was preceded in death by; parents Sterling Gardner and Dorothy "Girlie" Nichols and first husband Cecil Gay, the father of all the son's.
A visitation for Joyce will be held Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Brookside Funeral Home, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039. A funeral service will occur Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039. A committal service will occur Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Brookside Memorial Park, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039. A burial will occur Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Brookside Memorial Park, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, Texas 77039.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.brooksidefuneralhomelauder.com for the Gay family.
