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Established 1948   Joyce B. Smith 1936 - 2020 Cleveland Smith, Jr. 1933 - 2005  Joyce Benita Mask Smith, 84, was called home to be with our Lord August 14, 2020. She was born on January 4, 1936, daughter of Irene and Samuel Mask in Blue Creek, Texas. Joyce was known as "Neat" to her friends and family. She was a very vibrant lady full of life who never had an enemy or met a stranger. She was loved by everyone that she encountered. A Mother to everyone that she knew. She was always full of good advice with a big, beautiful smile and a lot of jokes. She always opened her home, her arms and her heart to anyone that needed help or anyone that just needed a shoulder to cry on. As the Matriarch of the Smith Clan, she was the glue that held everything and everyone together. She was our light and she will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. Mrs. Smith was a longtime and faithful member of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in Sherman. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Cleveland Smith, Jr.; parents and siblings; one grandson; one son-in-law, Beatrice, Donald, Opal, William, Eugene, Lubert, and Faye Ruth; daughter, Shirley Smith Taylor; grandson, Shonda Haygood (Twinkie, son of JoCarolyn); and son-in-law, Robert Terry (husband of JoCarolyn). Left behind with lasting memories are her children, JoCarolyn Terry; Cleveland III and wife, Honey; Robert and wife, Ruthie; Yanna, Judy; Starla and husband, Wendell; son-in-law, Greg Taylor, husband of Shirley Taylor; Ora Lee, Betty and Jody Thompson; 19 grandchildren and a host of great and great-great-grandkids; nieces and nephews. Funeral services for the family and close friends was held Friday morning, August 21, 2020 in the Progressive Baptist Church, Sherman, with Pastor Craig Davis officiating. Burial followed in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. "FACE MASK REQUIRED DUE TO COVID-19" Arrangements were entrusted to James E. Smith and the professionals of Waldo Funeral Home. - - - Waldo Funeral Home  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |