Brenda Joyce Obituary

Age - 65

October 8, 2023

Alexandria, LA

"Services for Brenda Kay Joyce will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 13, 2023, in the chapel of John Kramer \u0026amp; Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service on Friday, October 13, 2023, at the funeral home. Brenda Kay Joyce, 65, of Alexandria, Louisiana, passed away peacefully in her home on October 5th, 2023. Brenda is a part of the graduating class of '77 from Bolton High School. Brenda was a real High School standout! When she wasn't twirling her baton with the majorette squad, she was blowing soulful sounds on her clarinet in the school band or playing the SAX in the Jazz Band. Brenda and crawfish were best friends. She couldn't wait until mudbug season started and said it ended way too soon! She was also very crafty but in a good way. Painting, embroidery, jewelry making, puzzles, you name it. One of her favorite pass time activities was shopping for clothes, jewelry, and makeup. She loved making herself beautiful. If there was one thing she could do every single day it would have been listening to live music or having dinner with her family. She was one to always carry a tune in her head. There was rarely a time you wouldn't hear her quietly humming throughout her day. She made her whole family laugh with her outrageous and exaggerated facial expressions, and all her silly sayings. She was kind, generous and compassionate. Even when she spoke in anger, she was often the first to apologize and to try to heal what was broken. She loved her entire family, despite their quirks and disfunction. She worried about them, rooted for them, protected them, forgave them, and always kept on loving them. Brenda will be desperately missed by all those that she's left behind. She was one of a kind and to be loved by her was to be truly blessed. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Rich Joyce, two daughters, Celeste Cantu and husband, Derrick Cantu, and Jolie Wood and husband, Clayton Wood; grandchildren Anyia, Caden, Madelyn, Mallory, and Landon; and great-grandchildren, Sebastian and Alessia; sister, Shelley Alston and husband, Johnnie Alston; brother, Earl Paul Bordelon Jr. and wife, Linda Bordelon, and nieces, Christine Halley and family, Melissa Clanton and family. To extend online notes of condolence to Joyce Family, please visit www. KramerFunerals. com. "

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