She was born in Wichita, Kansas, on May 27, 1929. As a little girl, she enjoyed riding her horse, milking the family cow, visiting her father’s family in Kansas and her mother’s family who lived nearby in Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma. She loved school.
Joye was a loving mom, daughter and sister. She cared for others as a registered nurse for over 40 years. Joye worked in the emergency room, at the missile base, was OB supervisor at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City and ended her career at the Oklahoma Asthma and Allergy Clinic. She enjoyed painting, volunteering, gardening, and reading her Bible. She also enjoyed watching the University of Oklahoma football games, the Texas Rangers and the Oklahoma City Thunder on TV. Joye volunteered with Red Earth, the Omniplex, Just Say Ho Clowns, the 1989er Society, the Crisis Pregnancy Center, the Children’s Center where she held babies, the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department SALT/TRIAD programs, and HOPE where she taught English as a second language. She tutored through the Metropolitan Library System and at Putnam City Central Elementary School. The kids called her Grandma. She was a member of Tri-City Republican Women where she was voted the 2006-2007 Woman of the Year and spearheaded their program to collect books for children each year, the Oklahoma Silver Haired Legislator where she authored and published a book about their history and the Oklahoma Historical Society.
She attended Cameron University, the University of Oklahoma, and Saint Anthony’s School of Nursing. She later attended classes at Southern Nazarene University.
Joye had an unwavering faith in God. She was a member of Henderson Hills Baptist Church. Over the years, she taught all ages about God’s love and promises. She lived out each day beautifully serving her Lord and Savior.
Joye was predeceased by her parents Clell and Jonnie (Henderson) Wolfe, her step brother Raymond Buck, and Jerry Johnson, father of Daniel and Leann. Joye is survived by her son Daniel Johnson, her daughter Leann Overstake, grandson Sean Overstake and wife Sydney, grandson Aaron Overstake and wife Lelah, granddaughters Ava and Maddy Overstake, and her sisters Kitty Talley and Donna Nelson, and an extended family she loved very much.
Visitation for Joye will be Sunday, May 20, 2018 from 2:00-4:00pm at Baggerley Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held the following day on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at Baggerley Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the childrens’ ministry at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmond, Oklahoma, and/or to the Ministries of Jesus, Edmond, Oklahoma. The family requests you wear pastels in honor of Joye.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13
