Catherine Joy Penrose 1925 – 2017, went to be with the lord on Wednesday September 06, 2017 At Silverado Memory Center in Buda, Texas. Joy Penrose was born in Taft, Texas on January 07, 1925 to Birdwell Cope and Catherine Davis. She is preceded in death by her parents and two sisters Betty Betezler and Joann Haynes. She was a florist and an interior designer as well as moving on to help her beloved husband of 54 years to establish Penrose and Associates, an artercitial and professional engineering firm in Austin, Texas where she ran the office for 34 years. She had one son Michael Scott Penrose and beloved daughter in law Teri Lynn Penrose.
Also surviving her are two grand children Michael Chance Penrose and Dalton Scott Penrose; two step grand children Ashley Nicole Schreck and Kaylea Marie Carroll and four great grand children; Kendell Schreck, Payden Marie Schreck, Conley Schreck and Maverick Carroll. Joy was beside Robert through all their business adventures including an antique store in Westbury Square in Houston,Texas and two boutiques in Austin, Texas called things of Joy. The family wishes to thank the Doctors and Nurses of Silverado Memory Facility in Onion Creek for their wonderful caretaking and attention for her battle with Altermizers and Dementia in her closing months. Joy will be missed greatly for her love of people and her great eye for beauty and detail.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10:00 am at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, 2800 Hancock Drive, Austin, Texas 78731.
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