Joyce was born on July 10 1935 in Cushing, Texas to Elsie Rogers. She grew up and went to school there while living in the home of her grandparents Henrietta and Jess Gladden. She came to Houston with her sister Lois in 1952 and went to work at the Great Southern Life Insurance Company. Later she began working part time for the International Maintenance Institute. This became not only a full time job but a lifelong career where she served as Executive Secretary for forty plus years. She developed long term business associates and lifelong friends within IMI and was still associated with the organization at the time of her death.
She married Jerrel Rhoden who passed away in 1976 and subsequent to his death Avis Hendrix who died in 2013. She was also preceded in death by her beloved grandmother Henrietta Gladden, mother Elsie Rogers, son David Earl, daughter Pamela Kay, grandson Chris and dear friend Dessie Robbins.
She is survived by her son Glen Rhoden, granddaughter Jennifer Rhoden, grandson Brandon Chao, niece Rita Fuller and friend of over fifty years Martha Cook.
She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
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