Our beautiful mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 27, 2022. She was born March 23, 1934 to George and Edna Chandler in Eden, ID. The family moved to Bakersfield in 1943, where her father began farming for Clifford and Bill Mettler.
Joyce attended school at Beardsley Elementary and High School at Kern County Union High School, class of 1952. She married Russell Bragg in 1951, and together had three children. Joyce was a telephone operator in the early years of marriage, then was devoted to raising her three children and a wonderful stepson, David, from our father's previous marriage.
She is reunited with our father, Russell Bragg, along with her parents, George and Edna Chandler, siblings; Gene Chandler, Doris Parrott and Ronald Chandler; stepson David Bragg; and grandson Daniel Bragg.
She leaves behind a daughter, Cathy Bragg Curless, son-in-law, Marvin Curless; sons Larry Bragg; and Les Bragg, daughter-in-law Carolyn Zeek Bragg; grandchildren, Michael Bragg, Vanessa Curless Zambra, her husband, Diego Zambra, Daniel R. Bragg, and Nicole Bragg, along with many wonderful nieces and nephews.
No words can express the depth of the loss of this incredible soul who we were privileged to call Mom! Forever she will be in our hearts, but we are so very grateful for the lessons she taught us, the path to salvation she put us on from the time we were born! She is now with our beloved Lord and Saviour, our Dad, Rusty, and wonderful friends and family who have gone on before us. We look so forward to the day we will all be reunited - love you forever.
Services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park on January 11, 2023 at 9am, breakfast reception immediately following.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hillcrestmemorial.com for the Bragg family.
