Wilma Joyce White

Hannibal, Missouri.

Joyce graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro,

Missouri. Her father was a pastor in churches in Missouri and Oklahoma.

Joyce's family moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1949 so that Joyce could attend

Oklahoma Baptist University. She studied music and piano.

While at OBU, Joyce met and married the love of her life, Lee White in 1951. They

were married for 67 wonderful years. She and her husband, Lee, raised their family

in Burleson, Texas. Music was a significant part of Joyce's life. She played the piano

for many of the churches she attended, taught children's choirs, and gave private

piano lessons in her home.

Joyce also served along beside Lee for many years in many churches building strong

Royal Ambassor programs, teaching your boys about missions. Missions was

always close to Joyce's heart. Helping others fulfill the Great Commission was a joy

and passion for her.

She loved and cared about people. Even in her later years at her assisted living

home, she always knew the worker's names and something about them. She would

encourage and pray for them.

Joyce is preceded in death by husband, Lee White; son, Grady Lee White.

Joyce is survived by daughter, Donna White Latta; granddaughters, Carol Latta Johns, Erica Latta Clark

and husband, Jonathon, Amber Latta and Seamus Anderson; daughter-in-law, Charlotte White; grandaughter Stephanie White DeCoster and husband, Roger; grandson Andrew White and wife, Taylor; six great grandchildren; brother, Dr. David Braungardt and wife, Doris Sue.

The family wishes to express their thanks to Brookdale Westover Hills Assisted

Living and Loving Hope Hospice for taking such great loving care of Joyce during her

last days.