Joyce Rockwell

Irving - Funeral services for Joyce Rockwell will be held at 11:00 AM Monday March 4 at the First Methodist Church in Irving, Texas. Rev. Sammy Hargrove will officiate. There will be a visitation time the same day from 10:00-11:00 AM at the church. Private committal services will be held at the DFW National Cemetery in Grand Prairie with Andy Bailey, Dusty Rockwell, Matthew Bagley, and Steve McGurty serving as pallbearers. Mrs. Rockwell, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 27 at Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ in Sherman, Texas after a short illness.

Joyce was born in Sioux City, Iowa on February 24, 1929 to Roy and Marie (Oehlerking) Bartels. She attended South Sioux City High School where she met Ronald Rockwell, fell in love, and became his wife on September 3, 1949. Joyce worked several years at a bank before becoming a devoted homemaker and raising two children. She was also an active partner in her husband's business, Rockwell Refrigeration Sales and Service. Later in her life, she worked as a library assistant for a few years. She was an active member at First United Methodist Church in Irving, TX and was a member of the Ladies Church Circle.

Joyce was a loving wife, sister, and mother who will be deeply missed. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Rockwell of Irving; daughter Rhonda Bailey and husband Noel of Sulphur Springs, TX; son Bryan Rockwell and wife Janice of Sherman, TX; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Maxine Bobier of Arvada, CO and Marilyn Jorgensen of Phoenix, AZ; and one brother, Roger Bartels of Hubbard, NE. She was preceded in death by her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Irving at 211 W. 3rd, Irving, TX 75060. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.