Joyce Rae McVay

Joyce Rae McVay, of Hot Springs, was born on New Year’s Eve, December 31st, 1940, in Little Rock, Arkansas and passed away on August 23, 2012, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She worked and retired from a rewarding career with the Military Entrance Processing Station for the U.S. Department of Defense in Little Rock. She was married to her soulmate, Glenn Milton McVay from 1964 until his death in 2002.

Joyce will live on in the hearts of her daughter, Gayle Renee McVay; two grandchildren, Jacob Allen Brocksmith and Sydney Glenn Brocksmith; and one great-grandson, Bryce Allen Brocksmith. She is preceded in death by her son, Glenn Eric (Rick) McVay and daughter, Denise Jayne McVay and survived by her beloved sister, Harriet Jane Wodecker; nieces, Linda Joyce Bills and Connie Jane Peirce and their families; Joyce’s great-nieces and great-nephews, great-great nieces, and a great-great nephew. She’s also survived by cousins and in-laws that she held very dear.

Joyce has touched and brightened the lives and hearts of her entire family and many cherished friends and will be greatly missed by all. Joyce’s family and loved ones were her life.

Graveside service will be at 1:00 P.M., Monday, August 27, 2012, at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander, Arkansas. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., Sunday, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock, Arkansas (501-791-7400).