Joyce Marie Scott

Joyce Marie Scott, age 89, of Mount Ida, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018. She was born on June 30, 1929, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Thomas and Eula Hunnicutt Williams. On February 3, 1950, she was married to Everett Scott who preceded her in death on April 27, 1990. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and her son, Floyd Scott. Joyce worked many years at Whittingtons Drug Store and Black & Standridge Department Store. She also was a seamstress, doing lots of sewing and alterations. In her later years, she worked for the Montgomery County Senior Companion Program. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Church in Mount Ida. She is survived by her two daughters, Maxine Scott of Hot Springs and June Barron and her husband, Tom, of Maumelle; two grandchildren, Tommy Scott and Joy Pickering and her husband, Jimmy; and her great-granddaughter, Abigale Pickering, all of Jessieville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Faith Tabernacle Church in Mount Ida, with Bro. Don Vaughn officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, at Faith Tabernacle Church. Interment will be in the Rocky Valley Cemetery, in Mount Ida, under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Galen Burke, Donnie Ellison, David Harmon, David James, Mark Plyler and Joey Swindle. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rocky Valley Cemetery, P.O. Box 21, Mount Ida, Arkansas, 71957. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.