Joyce was born to Arthur and Ethel Jeffers on December 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Amarillo in 1952. Joyce attended Amarillo High School and various accounting, finance, and computer schools. She began working with computers in the very beginning of this technology. Joyce traveled extensively for computer projects with the military, banks, hospitals, Amarillo College, livestock, Levi’s, and the oil business. Joyce retired from Mesa Petroleum in 1997.
Joyce is preceded in death by her beloved Daughter: Lara Gayle Underwood; her mother, father, Step-father, Brother, 2 Sisters and a nephew.
Joyce is survived by her Son-in-law Jon Mark Underwood; her four granddaughters Tonya Gayle Davis, Bobbi Jo Coleman, Alyson Miranda Underwood, and Jonna Brooke Underwood; nephew Norman Cook (Phyllis); 9 Great- Grandchildren and a Great- Great- Grandchild.
Arrangements under the direction of Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery, Amarillo, TX.