Joyce Dell Coker McCoy, 84, of Port Arthur died August 4, 2018. She was born in Harrisonburg, Louisiana on July 30, 1934. Joyce was a teacher for 32 years. She taught in West Orange and for 29 of those years at Stephen F. Austin in Port Arthur.
Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, Voyce Coker and Bessie Coker Rinehart; her brother, Chester Coker; and her daughter, Lisa Lyn McCoy Gassiott. Those left to cherish Joyce’s memory are her grandsons, Steven Brown and Josh Brown; 3 nieces; 1 nephew; and her best friends, JoAlice Parker, Wendy Dwyer, and Mindy Lightfoot.
A gathering of family and friends will be Monday, August 13th from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. Graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Mark Chamber at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange at 2:00 p.m.
We wish to thank Bonne Vie, Kindred Hospice, Isabella and Marcella for their excellent compassionate care.