Joyce was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, and Denham Springs, and a native of New Orleans. She passed away Thursday July 17, 2014. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Visitation will be at Greenoaks Funeral Home 9595 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA. on Friday July 18, 2014 from 5pm till 9pm. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Saturday July 19, 2014 from 10am till service time at 12pm conducted by Dr. Keith Zachary. Interment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Joyce is survived by her daughter Carole Odom, three sons Jack Cantrell Odom Jr., Dale Carlisle Odom, and Mark Thomas Odom and wife Melissa, four grandchildren Micah Cantrell Odom, Morgan Leigh Odom, Cameron Lee Essick, and Cali Marie Essick. Joyce was preceded in death by her husbands Jack Cantrell Odom Sr., Robert I. Didier Jr., and parents Edgar Weysham, and Anne Thomas Weysham. Joyce was a graduate of Louisiana State University, and a longtime member of New Covenant Church, in Denham Springs.