Joyce was a member of the Phi Theta Gamma Sorority and TOPS. She graduated from Murphy HS in 1956. She was a talented artist in oils & acyrilc and won several awards and juried showings. She had worked at Scott Paper Company, The Red Cross, Victory Medical Clinic and Co-owned The Petal Pusher Florist on Moffat Road.
She was preceded in death by her parents Louis Earl Havard , Ruby Wrosdick Havard and brother-in-law Richard (Teresa) White.
She was the mother of three children: Alan (Suzanne) Lassiter, Pam (Mark) Walton and Angela (Craig) Cates. She was Mama Joyce to Six Grandchildren: Chris (Corrine) Jones, Emily Lassiter, Zachary Lassiter, Carston Cates, Conner Cates and Coulton Cates, and two Great Grandchildren: Michael Jones and Grace Jones.
The Visitation will be at Pinecrest Funeral Home on Monday October 16th. Family from 11:00 am to 12 Noon – Friends from 12 Noon to 1pm with services at 1pm. Located at 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605
Special Acknowledge to Saad Hospice for the Care and Comfort they provided for her final Journey.