Joyce Mary Fayard Bauer

JOYCE MARY FAYARD BAUER, AGE 93, A RESIDENT OF THE LODGE AT TANGI PINES NURSING HOME, 10746 LA 16, AMITE, LA 70422 IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH SURROUNDED BY FAMILY PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 9,2025. SHE WAS BORN ON MARCH 08, 1932 IN BILOXI, MS TO LEO JOSEPH FAYARD AND VIRDIE ELIZABETH LOFTON. JOYCE HAD A TWIN SISTER, LOYCE MARY FAYARD BITTER. THEY WERE THE OLDEST OF 4 CHILDREN WITH JERRY JOHN FAYARD AND GENEVIEVE THERESA FAYARD WILLIFORD. SHE WAS MARRIED TO PHILIP SYLVESTER SAVOY FROM 1957 UNTIL 1978 AND THEN REMARRIED TO HENRY EDGAR BAUER UNTIL HIS DEATH ON FEBRUARY 14, 2022.

SHE HAD WORKED AS A TELEPHONE OPERATOR FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BELL IN THE 1950’S AND THEN AS A PROPERTY MANAGER FOR MANY YEARS, WHICH SHE ENJOYED. HER PEOPLE PERSON SKILLS AND SWEET PERSONALITY MADE HER A PERFECT FIT. SHE ALWAYS WAS A DOG LOVER AND ADORED EACH LITTLE DOG SHE OWNED, MOST RECENTLY HER BELOVED, VIVI.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND HENRY EDGAR BAUER OF 52 YEARS.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER, DEBRA SAVOY SCHMALTZ (SPOUSE, WILLIAM DAVID SCHMALTZ) AND 3 GRANDSONS: WILLIAM ERIK SCHMALTZ (SPOUSE, ERIN ROCKEFELLER SCHMALTZ), BENJAMIN PHILIP SCHMALTZ (SPOUSE, BROOKE ALEXIS BALENTINE SCHMALTZ), AND JONATHAN TAYLOR SCHMALTZ (SPOUSE, LUPE BRITO SCHMALTZ). SHE IS SURVIVED BY THREE GRANDSONS, AIDEN SCHMALTZ, ETHAN SCHMALTZ, AND JOSEPH SCHMALTZ AND THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS, CAMRYN SCHMALTZ, LENNON SCHMALTZ AND EVANGELINE SCHMALTZ.

THE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT LEITZ-EAGAN FUNERAL HOME, 4747 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD IN METAIRIE, LA. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 9:00 AM-11:OO AM WITH SERVICE BEGINNING AT 11:00 AM. PRIVATE INTERMENT WILL BE AT LAKE LAWN PARK MAUSOLEUM AT A LATER DATE.

FOND MEMORIES AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCES MAY BE SHARED AT WWW.LEITZEAGANFUNERALHOME.COM.