Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray Laboyteaux
Preceded in death by husbands Sam Ray 2009 and George Laboyteaux 2017.
Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray, age 74, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Regent Care Center in Kingwood, TX following a lengthy battle with kidney failure and congestive heart failure.
She was born to Raleigh and Hazel (Williford) Harkness.
Besides her husbands, Joyce was also preceded in death by her mother Hazel in 1980, her father Raleigh in 1997, her step-father Fredrick Doyle in 1988, and her brother Bobby Harkness in 2014.
Joyce loved Center and throughout her teen years, she stayed at the home of her grandparents Homer and Daisy Williford in James community northeast of Center. She attended Center High School where she played clarinet in the school band. Joyce had many close friends from Center whom she remained in touch with throughout her life. She grew up around her many cousins and dearly loved them all. Joyce especially enjoyed the family reunions and homecomings and was one of the most faithful to attend each one throughout the years. She had a great sense of humor and everyone loved hearing her stories of growing up in the “piney woods”. Joyce loved being around her many friends, her brothers and sister, and particularly spending time with her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and everyone loved her holiday fixings, especially her signature chicken & dumplings. Joyce will be greatly missed by the many folks whose lives she touched.
Joyce is survived by her sister Gloria (Doyle) Lyons, brother Philip Doyle; her daughter Wanda Miskell, her daughter Terrie Pady, her son Eddie Miskell, her son Michael Kolbe, her son Ricky Smith; seven grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; nephews, nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at Watson & Sons in Center, August 10, 2019, followed by graveside service at Antioch Cemetery.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Watson & Sons Funeral Home, Center, Texas - Aug 5, 2019.
Preceded in death by husbands Sam Ray 2009 and George Laboyteaux 2017.
Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray, age 74, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Regent Care Center in Kingwood, TX following a lengthy battle with kidney failure and congestive heart failure.
She was born to Raleigh and Hazel (Williford) Harkness.
Besides her husbands, Joyce was also preceded in death by her mother Hazel in 1980, her father Raleigh in 1997, her step-father Fredrick Doyle in 1988, and her brother Bobby Harkness in 2014.
Joyce loved Center and throughout her teen years, she stayed at the home of her grandparents Homer and Daisy Williford in James community northeast of Center. She attended Center High School where she played clarinet in the school band. Joyce had many close friends from Center whom she remained in touch with throughout her life. She grew up around her many cousins and dearly loved them all. Joyce especially enjoyed the family reunions and homecomings and was one of the most faithful to attend each one throughout the years. She had a great sense of humor and everyone loved hearing her stories of growing up in the “piney woods”. Joyce loved being around her many friends, her brothers and sister, and particularly spending time with her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and everyone loved her holiday fixings, especially her signature chicken & dumplings. Joyce will be greatly missed by the many folks whose lives she touched.
Joyce is survived by her sister Gloria (Doyle) Lyons, brother Philip Doyle; her daughter Wanda Miskell, her daughter Terrie Pady, her son Eddie Miskell, her son Michael Kolbe, her son Ricky Smith; seven grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; nephews, nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at Watson & Sons in Center, August 10, 2019, followed by graveside service at Antioch Cemetery.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Watson & Sons Funeral Home, Center, Texas - Aug 5, 2019.
Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray Laboyteaux
Preceded in death by husbands Sam Ray 2009 and George Laboyteaux 2017.
Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray, age 74, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Regent Care Center in Kingwood, TX following a lengthy battle with kidney failure and congestive heart failure.
She was born to Raleigh and Hazel (Williford) Harkness.
Besides her husbands, Joyce was also preceded in death by her mother Hazel in 1980, her father Raleigh in 1997, her step-father Fredrick Doyle in 1988, and her brother Bobby Harkness in 2014.
Joyce loved Center and throughout her teen years, she stayed at the home of her grandparents Homer and Daisy Williford in James community northeast of Center. She attended Center High School where she played clarinet in the school band. Joyce had many close friends from Center whom she remained in touch with throughout her life. She grew up around her many cousins and dearly loved them all. Joyce especially enjoyed the family reunions and homecomings and was one of the most faithful to attend each one throughout the years. She had a great sense of humor and everyone loved hearing her stories of growing up in the “piney woods”. Joyce loved being around her many friends, her brothers and sister, and particularly spending time with her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and everyone loved her holiday fixings, especially her signature chicken & dumplings. Joyce will be greatly missed by the many folks whose lives she touched.
Joyce is survived by her sister Gloria (Doyle) Lyons, brother Philip Doyle; her daughter Wanda Miskell, her daughter Terrie Pady, her son Eddie Miskell, her son Michael Kolbe, her son Ricky Smith; seven grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; nephews, nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at Watson & Sons in Center, August 10, 2019, followed by graveside service at Antioch Cemetery.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Watson & Sons Funeral Home, Center, Texas - Aug 5, 2019.
Preceded in death by husbands Sam Ray 2009 and George Laboyteaux 2017.
Joyce Marie (Harkness) Ray, age 74, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Regent Care Center in Kingwood, TX following a lengthy battle with kidney failure and congestive heart failure.
She was born to Raleigh and Hazel (Williford) Harkness.
Besides her husbands, Joyce was also preceded in death by her mother Hazel in 1980, her father Raleigh in 1997, her step-father Fredrick Doyle in 1988, and her brother Bobby Harkness in 2014.
Joyce loved Center and throughout her teen years, she stayed at the home of her grandparents Homer and Daisy Williford in James community northeast of Center. She attended Center High School where she played clarinet in the school band. Joyce had many close friends from Center whom she remained in touch with throughout her life. She grew up around her many cousins and dearly loved them all. Joyce especially enjoyed the family reunions and homecomings and was one of the most faithful to attend each one throughout the years. She had a great sense of humor and everyone loved hearing her stories of growing up in the “piney woods”. Joyce loved being around her many friends, her brothers and sister, and particularly spending time with her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and everyone loved her holiday fixings, especially her signature chicken & dumplings. Joyce will be greatly missed by the many folks whose lives she touched.
Joyce is survived by her sister Gloria (Doyle) Lyons, brother Philip Doyle; her daughter Wanda Miskell, her daughter Terrie Pady, her son Eddie Miskell, her son Michael Kolbe, her son Ricky Smith; seven grandchildren; four great-granddaughters; nephews, nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at Watson & Sons in Center, August 10, 2019, followed by graveside service at Antioch Cemetery.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Watson & Sons Funeral Home, Center, Texas - Aug 5, 2019.
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