Joyce Spurlock, age 76 of Smithville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday afternoon, February 14, 2019 at her residence.
Joyce was a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church where she was in the Women's Mission Group; she was a member of the Smithville B&PW Club, worked with the American Heart Association and was a retired Corrections Officer with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
She was born June 28, 1942 to her parents, the late Arthur and Clara Atnip Hendrixson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Eva Hill and three brothers, Paul, Roy and Vernon Hendrixson.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 56 years, Jerry Spurlock of Smithville; daughter, Pam (Mike) Baines of Smithville; two grandchildren, Michael White (Karla Gaddie) of Virginia Beach, VA and Emily (Josh) Linder of Norfolk, VA; two great-grandchildren, Katie Madison Linder and Wesley Paul White; 2 sisters, Anna (Jack) Chidester of White Bluff, TN and Barbara Dean Arnold of Smithville and special extended family, the Pirtle Family.
Funeral service was held Monday, February 18, 2019 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bros. Ric Lee and Mike Carpenter officiating and burial following in Prosperity Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were Barry Hendrixson, Terry Hendrixson, Dusty Hendrixson, Gary Baines, Danny Pirtle, Danny Pirtle, Jr., Grover Mathis, and Jim Spurlock. Honorary pallbearers included the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Shane Miller, Wayne Hill, Jack Chidester and Tony Williams.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.