JOYCE TUSSEY

Joyce Amanda Mewborn Tussey, 75, of Texarkana, Ark., died Friday, March 6, 2009, at her home. <br />Mrs. Tussey was born April 21, 1933, in Fouke, Ark. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Wink Tussey; and one grandson, Michael Tussey. <br />Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Judy and David Wood, Loretta Newton and Cindy and Tim Franks of Texarkana; one son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Lynne Tussey of Texarkana; two sisters, Vickie McGuire of Texarkana and Minnie Bell Upton of Saratoga, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. <br />Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas with the Revs. Wallace Edgar and Bill Saxby officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Grove Cemetery. <br />Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. <br />Family will be at their home, 4532 Blackman Ferry Road, Texarkana, AR. <br />Memorials may be made to Trinity Troopers, Trinity Baptist Church, 3115 Trinity Blvd., Texarkana, AR 71854, Watersprings Ranch, 7707 Sanderson Lane, Texarkana, AR 71854, or Serenity Hospice, 1305 Arkansas Blvd., Texarkana, AR 71854. <br />Online registration is at www.texarkanafuneralhome.com. <br /> <br />