Joyce Hudgens Dugas, age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 4, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Isidore Dugas. Mother of Robert J. Dugas , Dennis J. Dugas , Dale Dugas Thompson and Ray S. Dugas. Mother-in-law Patty Dugas, Brenda Dugas, Bill Thompson and Melrose Dugas . Grandmother of Michelle Dugas, Allison Dugas Behan, Melissa Thompson Adams, Courtney, Brenden, Caitlin Dugas, Britney and Danielle Dugas. Great grandmother of Brennan Behan, Brayden and Mason Adams. Sister of the late Shirley Spatafora and brother in law P.J. Spatafora. Companion of A.J. Stolzenberg. Family and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Blvd. Metairie on Saturday May 11, 2013 at 11:00 am. Visitation 9:00 am until time of service. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org. Condolences may be offered at www.leitzeaganfuneralhome.com.