Her maternal grandparents were Robert P. Stone and Mary Ann Workover Stone. Her paternal grandparents were William Anderson Wilkins and Alice McNeil Wilkins.
In 1942, Joyce married Gene “Spud” Billingsley at the Normandie Wedding Chapel on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California. They worked at the shipyards throughout World War II.
After the war, they moved to Seminole, Texas and became the proud parents of two children, John Robert, born September 7, 1948, and Mary Lynn, born October 14, 1953.
Spud died on December 20, 1986 in Gainesville, Texas.
Survivors include her son, John, his son, Robert Billingsley and daughter-in-law, Coty Meibeyer and their son, Hugo Billingsley; daughter, Mary Lynn, her husband Tim Irvine, their children, Drew, and Katherine and her husband, Rikk Munroe.
Survivors also include niece Jan, her husband Stuart Kalmus, their daughter Kristen (Brooks Brininstool), and their children Brooklyn, Cora Jane, and Liam; and niece Jamie (John O’Brien).
Her family would like to thank Eden Hill, Hope Hospice, and a very special thanks to her caregivers: Cheryl Brown, Mary Paniagua, Angie Paniagua, and Andrea Rodriguez.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Autism Society.
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